You have the tick bite with the dreaded red circle around it, What do you do? Gather as much information as you can and decide on a treatment protocol from there.

That’s what we did too. Here’s the information we found. If you want to skip straight to the treatment we did search **** at the end of this document to go to The Scentses method.

“Lyme disease also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia bacterium which is spread by tick bites. In North America, Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii are the cause.^[2][10] In Europe and Asia, the bacteria Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are also causes of the disease.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease#cite_note-NEJM2014-2

A tick nest, this is what it looks like:

More like a ripe rasberry than the disease bomb it is. If you see it, destroy it.

Hygiene and diatomaceous earth are some ways to keep ticks away from your home.

But what if you are too late and you get bitten by a tick anyway?

One thing you should always have in your home is a tick remover. It’s best to have different sizes. A very small tick will need another one than a large one.

And after you removed the tick, then what?

“In a 2017 study they found that essential oils from oregano, cinnamon bark, clove buds, citronella and wintergreen killed stationary phase Lyme bacteria even more potently than daptomycin, the champion among tested pharmaceuticals. “
“At this concentration, five of these oils, derived respectively from garlic bulbs, allspice berries, myrrh trees, spiked ginger lily blossoms (or Hedychium or Hydacheim)and may chang fruit successfully killed all stationary phase Lyme bacteria in their culture dishes in seven days, so no bacteria grew back in 21 days.Oils from thyme leaves, cumin seeds and amyris wood also performed well, as did cinnamaldehyde, the fragrant main ingredient of cinnamon bark oil.”

https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/bacterial/essential-oils-garlic-and-other-herbs-kill-lyme-disease-bacterium

There are three stages of Lyme disease.

Stage 1 is called early localized Lyme disease. The bacteria have not yet spread throughout the body.
Stage 2 is called early disseminated Lyme disease. The bacteria have begun to spread throughout the body.
Stage 3 is called late disseminated Lyme disease.

Important facts about tick bites and Lyme disease:

A tick must be attached to your body for 24 to 36 hours in order to spread the bacteria to your blood.
Blacklegged ticks can be so small that they are almost impossible to see. Many people with Lyme disease never even see or feel a tick on their body.
Most people who are bitten by a tick do not get Lyme disease.

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001319.htm

Top essential oils that stop lyme disease are:

1.clove oil.

2. oregano oil

3. cinnamon oil

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323881.php

https://naturallivingfamily.com/how-to-treat-lyme-disease-naturally/

www.connersclinic.com I’ve been using oregano/coconut oil blend on my scalp for that pressure I get in my head, along with frankincense which penetrates the blood brain barrier where Lyme does its damage. I use Manuka blended with equal part carrier oil transdermally for the bladder issues due to bacterial invasion and candida. I notice when I don’t use the essential oils, the disorientation and brain fog magnifies tremendously! If I don’t use the essential oils, my head feels like its trailing behind my body with every movement. An analogy would be the power steering wheel turns but the car doesn’t. I understand also what you’re saying about the frightening factor of hoping you won’t be worse the next day. My prayer life has increased tremendously because it keeps the anxiety at bay. I just want to get my life back. I was getting ready to do my first road tour as a Christian musician when I got hit with this diagnosis, and breaking my arm brought on the symptoms full force. I don’t really get into selling essential oils, but I do have a distributor number if you want to buy at a discount through Young Living. They’re therapeutic grade which is important when dealing with Lyme, knowing that toxic overload causes herxing. http://www.youngliving.com member#1121656 uner Debra J. Clark LMTMinder weergevenBEANTWOORDEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98-NxyH9Oa0

From Metro: “After years of battling chronic Lyme disease, Chantelle Lewis claims to have finally found relief. The 33-year-old has spent over £80,000 on treatments for her infections and has had to dramatically adapt her diet to help manage the illness. But Chantelle has found that using a turmeric oral spray alleviates the symptoms. There’s no current cure for Lyme disease, so sufferers’ best hope is to go into remission. ‘Natural supplements have become a huge part of my treatment protocol since falling unwell, especially as the antibiotics I have to take create problems of their own,’ she says. ‘I have on-going inflammation throughout my body from my joints to my bladder, and being allergic to anti-inflammatory painkillers, supplementing turmeric helps to alleviate this.’ It’s worth saying though, that Chantelle is talking about an oral turmeric spray rather than the regular powdered stuff you find at the supermarket. ‘I find the results with the spray are much quicker and more consistent.’ What is Lyme Disease? It’s a bacterial infection that’s spread to humans by ticks. Many people develop a red, circular skin rash around a tick bite and that can appear up to 30 days after being bitten. In the early stages, you can start to have flu-like symptoms such as a high temperature, headache, muscle pain and tiredness – and after that, symptoms are often compared to chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia – constant tiredness, pain and muscle stiffness. Due to its hydrophobic nature, which causes molecules to clump together when coming in to contact with water in the gut, turmeric needs to be taken in a form that is easily absorbed by the body. The key is to bypass the digestive system and absorb straight into the bloodstream. The beneficial compounds in turmeric, known as curcuminoids, are known to be notoriously poorly absorbed by the gut. Therefore, to get maximum health benefits from turmeric it’s best taken as an oral spray supplement, which is absorbed through the inner cheek. A pilot study by Cardiff University has shown that turmeric spray can be up to 4.5 times more effective than things like tablets, capsules and drops, and various clinical trials have found the spice to be more effective at relieving pain and swelling in people with osteo and rheumatoid arthritis than a placebo.”

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From Medical News Today:

What to know about Lyme disease

Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is a potentially life-threatening condition that is transmitted to humans by blacklegged ticks.

The tick infects the person with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi).

At first, a rash may appear. This can disappear without treatment, but in time, the person may develop problems with the joints, the heart, and the nervous system.

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the United States (U.S.). The ticks pick up the bacteria when they bite mice or deer that are carrying it.

It was first reported in 1977 in a town called Old Lyme, CT.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) registered 25,435 confirmed cases of Lyme disease and 9,616 probable cases in 2015, an incidence of 8.9 cases in every 100,000 people.

The highest number was in Pennsylvania, with 7,351 confirmed cases. New England, the mid-Atlantic States, and the upper Midwest are most prone to ticks that can spread Lyme disease.

Fast facts on Lyme disease

Here are some key points about Lyme disease. More detail is in the main article.

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the U.S.
The disease can only be passed on through the bites of certain kinds of tick.
A common symptom of Lyme disease is an erythema migrans rash.
Without effective treatment, symptoms disappear, but more severe symptoms can emerge weeks, months, or years later.

Symptoms

An erythema migrans (EM) rash should be reported to a doctor, as it may indicate Lyme disease.

Initial signs and symptoms of Lyme disease are usually very mild.

Some people may not notice any symptoms, or they may think they have flu.

After the initial phase, further symptoms develop.

Symptoms can disappear, but the disease can affect the body in other ways, years later.

Stage 1: Early Lyme disease

Erythema migrans (EM) is a rash that often appears in the early stage of Lyme disease, from 3 to 30 days after infection, or 7 days on average.

EM affects 70 to 80 percent of people who are infected.

The rash:

typically begins as a small red area that expands over several days, to reach a diameter of 12 inches or 30 centimeters
may lose its color in the center, giving a bull’s-eye appearance
usually starts at the site of the tick bite but can appear elsewhere as the bacteria spread
is not painful or itchy but may feel warm to the touch

The rash may be less evident on darker skin.

Stage 2: Early disseminated Lyme disease

The rash will disappear after about 4 weeks, even without treatment, but other symptoms can emerge days to months after being bitten.

These include:

meningitis, or inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, leading to headaches and a stiff neck
additional rashes
fever and chills
swollen lymph nodes
fatigue
pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones, especially in the large joints
heart palpitations or irregular heart beat
facial palsy, or loss of muscle tone in one or both sides of the face
dizziness and shortness of breath
nerve pain and shooting pains, numbness or tingling in the hands or feet

These symptoms may go away without treatment within a few weeks or months, but, in time, the person may experience further complications.

Anyone who may have Lyme disease should get medical help immediately. Early treatment is more effective.

Stage 3: Late disseminated Lyme disease

Also known as late Lyme disease, this may be the first sign of illness in some people.

Symptoms can emerge weeks, months, and even years after initial infection if a patient has not received treatment, or if antibiotic treatment has not been fully effective.

In some patients, this may be the first sign of illness.

It can involve problems with the nervous system and the heart.

The person may have:

difficulty concentrating
sleep and vision problems
memory loss
numbness, pain and tingling
irregular heart beat
joint pain
paralysis of the face muscles

Around 60 percent of untreated patients will experience recurrent bouts of arthritis with severe joint swelling, especially in the large joints.

Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome

Even after treatment, a few people may experience post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, sometimes referred to as chronic Lyme disease.

This involves nonspecific symptoms, such as fatigue and joint pain, that can persist for months after treatment.

Antibiotics are unlikely to help, ( studies show that antibiotics don’t kill Borellia) so treatment aims to relieve symptoms, for example through rest and anti-inflammatory medications.

The symptoms should resolve in time.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150479

Stadium 1: Lokale huidinfectie; Erythema Migrans (EM)

De lokale huidinfectie begint als een rode plek, meestal na 4-10 dagen en bijna altijd binnen drie maanden na een tekenbeet. De EM-huiduitslag breidt zich in de loop van dagen tot weken uit tot een (5-40 cm in diameter) min of meer ronde of ovale kring, vaak met centrale verbleking of een niet ringvormige vlek. De huiduitslag is meestal pijnloos, jeukt meestal niet en is niet verheven, behalve soms aan de randen. Voorkeurlokalisatie: romp, benen, oksels en liezen.

Deze huiduitslag wordt Erythema Migrans genoemd. Variaties van het Erythema Migrans komen echter voor. Zo kan de huiduitslag egaal rood blijven, ontstaan er ter plaatse blaren of kunnen er meerdere ringen om elkaar heen zichtbaar zijn. Ook jeuk en pijn kunnen in een minderheid van de gevallen voorkomen. Meerdere EM-huiduitslagen tegelijk of terugkerende EM-huiduitslagen zijn beschreven.

Tijdens het optreden van de locale huidinfectie of in de weken daarna wordt soms een griepachtig ziektebeeld met onverklaarbare en aanhoudende malaise, koorts(aanvallen), hoofdpijn en spierpijn gezien. Dit beeld kan ook in een latere fase van de ziekte voorkomen. Als er een typisch Erythema Migrans (EM) wordt geconstateerd, is er vrijwel zeker sprake van lymeborreliose.

De helft van de patiënten met een Erythema Migrans heeft geen tekenbeet opgemerkt. Sommige studies geven aan dat de atypische vormen van Erythema Migrans vaker voorkomen dan de hierboven beschreven typische vorm. Deze worden vaak niet goed herkend. Bij patiënten met een Erythema Migrans is een bloedtest niet nodig voor het stellen van de diagnose. In het merendeel van de gevallen zijn in deze fase van de ziekte geen antistoffen aantoonbaar. Patiënten met Erythema Migrans dienen zo snel mogelijk met een antibioticum te worden behandeld. In de acute fase kan ook nog een andere huidaandoening optreden, ‘Lymphadenosis cutis benigna’ of ‘Borrelia pseudolymfoom’, een paarsrood onderhuids knobbeltje in de buurt van de plaats van de beet of op oorschelp, oorlel, tepel, neus, of scrotum.

Stadium 2: Vroege gedissemineerde infectie

Na de tekenbeet kan de Borrelia-bacterie in de bloedbaan terechtkomen, wat tot een uitgezaaide of ‘gedissemineerde’ infectie leidt. In tegenstelling tot wat eerder gedacht werd, zijn er sterke aanwijzingen dat de bacterie zich al binnen enkele etmalen door het lichaam kan verspreiden en onder andere het centrale zenuwstelsel (hersenen en ruggenmerg) kan binnendringen. Via de bloedbaan wordt de bacterie in het lichaam verspreid, maar de bacterie is meestal slechts kort in de bloedbaan aantoonbaar. Behalve de griepachtige verschijnselen en aanhoudende vermoeidheid kunnen andere ziekteverschijnselen gaan optreden. Daarnaast kunnen psychische problemen optreden, zoals moeite met de concentratie of overreageren (kort lontje). Meer dan vijftig verschillende klachten zijn beschreven. Voor een diagnose is een klinisch totaalbeeld van de combinatie van klachten noodzakelijk.

Hoewel de bacterie in elk orgaan terecht kan komen en daar schade kan aanrichten, ontstaan in veel gevallen ziekteverschijnselen gerelateerd aan het zenuwstelsel, de gewrichten en het hart.

Het blijkt dat de helft van de patiënten met een Borrelia-infectie geen tekenbeet of Erythema Migrans heeft opgemerkt. Daardoor kan het voorkomen dat de ziekteverschijnselen niet direct met een Borrelia-infectie in verband worden gebracht.

Aandoeningen van het zenuwstelsel (neuroborreliose)

Een veel beschreven acute aandoening van het zenuwstelsel is een hersenvliesontsteking die vaak samengaat met ontsteking van hersen- en/of ruggenmergzenuwen. Ook ziekteverschijnselen van het ruggenmerg of de hersenen kunnen voorkomen. De verschijnselen van acute hersenvliesontsteking zijn bij Lymeziekte meestal relatief gering. Hevige hoofdpijn, koorts, sufheid of nekstijfheid, zoals dat voorkomt bij andere vormen van hersenvliesontsteking, kan ontbreken.

Verschijnselen van hersenzenuwontsteking kunnen bestaan uit dubbelzien, waarbij één oog niet in alle richtingen kan bewegen en aangezichtsverlamming, waarbij één ooglid niet sluit en de mondhoek aan dezelfde kant niet kan worden opgetrokken. Ontsteking van een ruggenmergzenuw veroorzaakt zeer heftige pijn in een arm of been of in de romp. Soms gaat dit samen met krachtverlies en een doof, tintelend gevoel. Ontsteking van het ruggenmerg kan krachtverlies en een doof gevoel in beide benen veroorzaken. Soms kan de urine niet worden opgehouden of wordt juist het plassen bemoeilijkt.

Naast de specifieke acute neurologische aandoeningen, blijken ook subacute of chronische vormen van neuroborreliose in het ziektebeloop voor te komen. Hierbij zijn de klachten minder specifiek en kunnen van moment tot moment sterk in aard en ernst wisselen. Deze vorm met aspecifieke neurologische en neuropsychiatrische symptomen wordt vaker gezien bij de late vorm van Lymeziekte, maar kan ook al eerder in het ziektebeloop optreden. Verwarring met andere neurologische ziekten met een wisselend beloop, zoals MS, is mogelijk. Naast de veel beschreven verschijningsvormen zijn bij lymeborreliose ook ziektebeelden die lijken op MS, ALS, MSA en dementie beschreven.

Bij de niet acute vorm van neuroborreliose kunnen de volgende klachten voorkomen: voorbijgaande verlammingsverschijnselen, krachtverlies, slecht kunnen lopen, hevige (zenuw)pijnen en verkramping in het hoofd, gezicht, nek, rug en benen, migraine-achtige pijnen, gevoelsstoornissen, tintelingen en een verdoofd gevoel in delen van het gezicht en de ledematen, aanvallen lijkend op epilepsie, ernstige duizeligheid, evenwichtsstoornissen, gezichts- en gehoorstoornissen, niet goed kunnen denken, onthouden en concentreren, problemen met spraak, slecht verdragen van licht en geluid, ernstige vermoeidheid en ‘brain fog’ (hersenmist).

Gewrichtsaandoeningen

De verschijnselen van ‘Lyme-artritis’ (gewrichtsontsteking) zijn zwelling en pijn in het aangedane gewricht. De duur van de zwelling varieert van minder dan een dag tot maanden. Het kniegewricht is relatief vaak aangedaan. De gewrichtsontsteking ontstaat bij de helft van de patiënten binnen drie maanden na de tekenbeet of het Erythema Migrans. Gewrichtsontsteking kan echter ook in het latere beloop van de ziekte ontstaan. De ontstekingsverschijnselen kunnen verspringen tussen diverse gewrichten.

Klachten verbeteren vaak na behandeling met een antibioticum, maar kunnen ondanks behandeling nog lang blijven bestaan. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat voortdurende gewrichtsklachten na behandeling veroorzaakt worden door een persisterende infectie. (Hierover bestaat onder deskundigen geen overeenstemming.) Gewrichtsontsteking moet worden onderscheiden van een op fibromyalgie lijkend syndroom dat (soms in combinatie met Lyme-artritis) in de chronische fase van lymeborreliose voorkomt.

Hartaandoeningen

De meest voorkomende afwijking van het hart is een Lyme-carditis (hartspierontsteking) met een stoornis in het geleidingssysteem tussen de boezems en de kamers en/of hartritmestoornissen. Wanneer de geleiding ernstig is gestoord, kan een trage hartslag ontstaan, waardoor de patiënt kan flauwvallen en last van benauwdheid kan krijgen, ook hartfalen en zogenoemde ‘angineuze klachten’ (pijn op de borst) kunnen het gevolg zijn.

Stadium 3: Chronische lymeborreliose

Men zou van chronische lymeborreliose kunnen spreken bij een ziekteduur van meer dan een jaar. Alle eerder genoemde verschijnselen kunnen een langdurig en wisselend beloop hebben met vermindering en verergering van ziekteverschijnselen over weken tot jaren, waarbij de symptomen van orgaansysteem kunnen wisselen. Lymeborreliose heeft naarmate de infectie langer duurt, steeds meer de kenmerken van een chronische ‘multisysteemziekte’ (net als Lues, tbc, hiv).

Naast de specifieke verschijnselen in verschillende orgaansystemen staan bij de chronische vorm van de ziekte de algemene (ook wel aspecifiek genoemde) klachten op de voorgrond. Deze klachten bestaan onder andere uit griepachtige verschijnselen, chronische vermoeidheid (vgl. ME/CVS), hoofdpijn, voorbijgaande temperatuursverhoging van enkele uren, transpireren, wisselende pijn in spieren, pezen en gewrichten (zonder objectieve locale ontstekingsverschijnselen, vgl. Fibromyalgie).

Chronische neuroborreliose

In de latere fase van de ziekte kunnen chronische ziekteverschijnselen van het centrale en perifere zenuwstelsel (chronische neuroborreliose) op de voorgrond staan. In het bijzonder een subacute/chronische hersenaandoening, ‘encefalopathie’ genaamd. Over het aantal gevallen van chronische neuroborreliose bestaat onder deskundigen geen overeenstemming. Er zijn aanwijzingen dat deze vorm van de ziekte vaak gemist wordt. De diagnostiek van ‘encefalopathie’ is vaak moeilijk, omdat het verloop sluipend is en de symptomen pas bij een goede anamnese en gedegen onderzoek aan het licht komen.

De klachten die bij de hersenaandoening ‘lyme-encefalopathie’ relatief vaak gezien worden zijn: stemmingswisselingen, prikkelbaarheid, geheugenproblemen, verminderde concentratie, problemen met woordvinding, (ernstige) hoofdpijn, overgevoeligheid voor zintuiglijke prikkels (licht, geluid) en slaapstoornissen. Psychiatrische beelden die door ‘Lyme-encefalopathie’ kunnen worden veroorzaakt of geïmiteerd omvatten: persoonlijkheidsveranderingen, dementie, ADHD/ADD, angststoornissen, stemmingsstoornissen en psychotische stoornissen. Vaak worden tevens symptomen van een polyneuropathie zoals neurogene pijn gerapporteerd.

Geen van deze symptomen en onderzoeksbevindingen zijn op zichzelf specifiek voor chronische neuroborreliose. Als de onderzoekend arts deze symptomen niet in hun samenhang interpreteert, kunnen zij als aspecifiek of bizar gekenmerkt worden en kan de diagnose gemakkelijk gemist worden. Het is de combinatie van een zorgvuldig uitvragen van de ziektegeschiedenis en klachten, lichamelijk onderzoek, psychiatrisch onderzoek, laboratoriumonderzoek, neuropsychologische testen en hersenscans die bij chronische neuroborreliose tot de juiste diagnose leidt.

Aanvullend onderzoek in de vorm van neuropsychologisch onderzoek, onderzoek van het hersenvocht, hersenscans (MRI, PET, SPECT) spelen een belangrijke rol. Neuropsychologisch onderzoek van geheugen, aandacht, cognitieve verwerkingssnelheid, verbale vermogens kan objectieve tekenen aan het licht brengen die bij het klinische onderzoek niet meteen duidelijk zijn.

Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans (ACA)

Een huidaandoening die ook tot chronische lymeborreliose wordt gerekend, is de Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans (ACA). Bij deze aandoening wordt de huid plaatselijk rood tot paars en in het begin vaak iets verdikt en warm. Na maanden tot jaren wordt de huid papierdun. De aandoening is vooral aan de benen en armen gelokaliseerd en kan jaren na een tekenbeet of een onbehandeld Erythema Migrans ontstaan. Een klein deel van deze patiënten heeft ook gewrichtsontsteking. De combinatie met hersenvliesontsteking is nooit beschreven. Afweerstoffen tegen Borrelia burgdorferi zijn bij deze patiënten meestal in het bloed aantoonbaar.

Voor meer afbeeldingen van ACA klik hier

Symptomen checklist

Lyme Symptomen checklist met merendeels aspecifieke verschijnselen die vooral gezien worden bij subacute en chronische vormen van lymeborreliose en kan gebruikt worden bij de anamnese. Naarmate er meer van deze verschijnselen aanwezig zijn, wordt het gewicht hiervan bij het stellen van de diagnose groter. Aanwezigheid van meerdere van deze verschijnselen is een aanwijzing voor, maar zeker geen bewijs van lymeborreliose. Deze verschijnselen moeten altijd gewogen worden in de context van het totale beeld.

Ook kan in sommige gevallen sprake zijn van Posturale Orthostatische Tachycardie Syndroom (POTS). Dit is een aandoening die gekenmerkt wordt door een buitensporige stijging van de hartfrequentie bij het opstaan uit een zit- of lighouding. Binnen enkele minuten na het gaan staan, treedt een stijging op van de hartfrequentie van meer dan dertig slagen per minuut en/of wordt de hartfrequentie meer dan 120 slagen per minuut. De oorzaak is waarschijnlijk een abnormale activiteit van het autonome zenuwstelsel (Dysautonomie). Klachten variëren van duizeligheid, neiging tot flauwvallen en moeheid tot hartkloppingen. https://lymevereniging.nl/lyme/symptomen/

Key Messages

Lyme carditis

What is Lyme carditis?

Lyme carditis occurs when Lyme disease bacteria enter the tissues of the heart. This can interfere with the normal movement of electrical signals from the heart’s upper to lower chambers, a process that coordinates the beating of the heart. The result is something physicians call “heart block,” which can vary in degree and change rapidly. Lyme carditis occurs in approximately one out of every hundred Lyme disease cases reported to CDC.

What are the symptoms?

Lyme carditis can cause light-headedness, fainting, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, or chest pain. Patients with Lyme carditis usually have other symptoms such as fever and body aches, and they may have more specific symptoms of Lyme disease, such as the erythema migrans rash.

How is it treated?

Lyme carditis can either be treated with oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics, depending on severity (see tables below). Some patients might need a temporary pacemaker. Patients generally recover within 1-6 weeks.

Can it be fatal?

Yes. Between 1985 and 2019, eleven cases of fatal Lyme carditis were reported worldwide.

Key Points for Healthcare Providers

Ask all patients with suspected Lyme disease about cardiac symptoms, e.g., palpitations, chest pain, light headedness, fainting, shortness of breath, and difficulty breathing with exertion.
Ask patients with acute, unexplained cardiac symptoms about possible tick exposure and symptoms of Lyme disease.
Treat patients with suspected Lyme carditis with appropriate antibiotics immediately – do not wait for Lyme disease test results. Patients with suspected severe Lyme carditis require immediate hospitalization for cardiac monitoring and intravenous antibiotics.
Talk to patients about tick bite prevention.

Antibiotic Treatment of Lyme Carditis

Table 1. Mild (1^st degree AV block with PR interval <300 milliseconds)

Age Category	Drug	Dosage	Maximum	Duration (days)	References
Adults	Doxycycline	100 mg, twice per day orally	N/A	14-21	4; 6-7; 13
Amoxicillin	500 mg, three times per day orally	N/A	14-21
Cefuroxime	500 mg, twice per day orally	N/A	14-21
Children (any age)	Doxycycline	4.4 mg/kg per day orally, divided into 2 doses	100 mg per dose	14-21	3; 5
Amoxicillin	50 mg/kg per day orally, divided into 3 doses	500 mg per dose	14-21	3
Cefuroxime	30 mg/kg per day orally, divided into 2 doses	500 mg per dose	14-21	3

Table 2. Severe (symptomatic, 1^st degree AV block with PR interval ≥300 milliseconds, 2^nd or 3^rd degree AV block)*

Age Category	Drug	Dosage	Maximum	Duration (days)	References
Adults	Ceftriaxone	2 grams intravenously, once a day*	N/A	14–21	1-2; 6-11; 13
Children (any age)	Ceftriaxone	50–75 mg/kg intravenously, once a day*	2 grams per day	14–21	3; 5; 12

Spirochetes in heart tissue. Image taken using Warthin-Starry stain at 158X magnification

Tissue sample from a patient who died of Lyme carditis. Image taken using Warthin-Starry stain at 158X.Third Degree Heart Block

Cutout images of a heart showing third degree block

The heart on the top shows how an electrical signal flows from the atrioventricular node (AV node) to the chambers in the lower half of the heart, called the ventricles.

The heart on the bottom shows a case of third degree heart block. In this illustration, the electrical signal from the AV node to the ventricle is completely blocked. When this happens, the electrical signal of the atria (chambers at the top of the heart) does not transmit to the ventricles (chambers at the bottom of the heart), which causes the ventricles to beat at their own, slower rate.

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How A Natural Lyme Disease Treatment Changed My Medical Practice

Written byWilliam Rawls, M.D.Share on:

The first 10 years of my private practice could not have been more satisfying for me; I dealt mainly with healthy patients and had the great pleasure of bringing life into the world. Patients generally got well quickly, and the use of toxic drug therapies was minimal — but the night call was grueling.

By my mid-forties, I began to develop insomnia, fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain, and all the symptoms that collectively pointed toward a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. Frustrated, I tried to make sense of the situation. Night call delivering babies was certainly a factor in my illness, but other partners in my practice seemed to be hardly phased by it.

Development of chest pain and an irregular heartbeat suggested something beyond fibromyalgia, but a cardiac catheterization showing clean vessels and normal labs just added to my frustration. None of my symptoms added up, and my medical colleagues were equally puzzled.

With no other solution to turn toward, I eventually steered away from conventional medicine and changed my healing methods. I began shifting my focus from unsuccessfully searching for a diagnosis towards health restoration. I became extremely vigilant about my diet, adopted a moderate exercise regimen that my condition allowed, practiced meditation and learned yoga. I’d always had an interest in natural healthcare and began studying and experimenting with herbal supplements that were known to have restorative value. Thankfully, these experiments started to work; my health began to gradually rebound… until the “second” tick bite.

It was one warm July that a tick bite developed into a full “bull’s eye” rash and all the symptoms that I had experienced for years came back in spades. A Lyme test strongly suggested Lyme disease. I say “second” tick bite because I spent most of my youth in the woods and tick bites were common. I now realize that all my original symptoms were classic for Lyme disease. I can’t help but believe that I harbored the bacterium for years and didn’t become ill until my immune system was compromised by the stress of night call. Either way, I was back to square one.

I discovered a book called Healing Lyme by Stephen Buhner, which laid out a protocol for using a variety of herbal therapies in massive doses to overcome Lyme. I took a leap of faith; people around me thought I was crazy, but I got better. Within three months I felt human again, and by six months I was starting to appreciate life as normal.

Thirsty for more knowledge, I dug in my heels to learn everything I could about herbal therapies for health restoration. I read book after book, studied remedies that have been used for hundreds of years, researched clinical studies, went to conferences, and spoke with other professionals well versed in natural therapy. Over time, I developed a true appreciation for the difference that the quality of ingredients and therapeutic doses make in determining a supplement’s effectiveness. Everything I learned I applied not only to myself, but also to my clinical practice.

The rewards I’ve gained through my personal journey of health restoration have been worth all of the misery. Life forced me into doing something remarkable, and I’ve had the great opportunity of being able to share it with others and observe the benefits. The knowledge I’ve gained is certainly a different type than I acquired in medical school, but I’m a living testament to its importance.

For more information on holistic Lyme disease treatment, see my protocol here.

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healing lyme philosophy

Rather than making it a priority to kill the lyme spirochetes in any form, Stephen’s approach to managing lyme disease is as follows:

1. Support collagen structures so that damage to the body systems ceases;

2. Enhance immune function so that the body can deal with the organism itself;

3. Shut down the inflammatory pathways the spirochetes initiate, especially in the CNS;

4. Treat symptoms;

5. And only then, try and kill the spirochete.

core protocol (lyme disease)

Here is a brief look at the stripped down core approaches to treating Lyme and some of its co-infections. Stephen highly suggests buying his relevant books so that you can see the full expanded protocols. This is just a starting place; the full protocols are much more sophisticated, especially the listings for the many accompanying symptoms that often need to be addressed.

1. Japanese knotweed root (Polygonum cuspidatum)
• Powder: 1 tsp – 1 TBS of the root powder 3x daily. Start at the lower dose and work up, OR . . .
• Tincture: ¼ – 1 tsp 3-6x daily, OR . . .
• Tablets (Green Dragon Botanicals): These are normally labeled as resveratrol on the bottle. They are in fact knotweed root standardized for resveratrol content. (Note: Don’t use grape resveratrol; it won’t work very well.) Some comments on tablet dosages below:

2. Cat’s claw bark (Uncaria tomentosa)
• Powder: 1 tsp 3x daily, OR . . .
• Tincture: ¼ – ½ tsp 3x daily, OR . . .
• Tablets/capsules (Green Dragon Botanicals): 1–4 500 mg tablets/capsules 3x day.

3. Andrographis (Andrographis paniculata)
• Capsules: Begin with a small dose and work up. I would recommend 600 mg (1 capsule) 3x daily to begin with, for one week. Then, if there are no side effects, increase the dose to 2 capsules 3x daily. Please check the side effects on this herb: Unpleasant allergic reactions can occur.

4. If you have neuroborrelliosis, add: Gou-Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla)
• Tincture: ½ – 1 tsp 3–6x daily, depending on severity of brain infection.

5. Collagen support protocols (see book) are often essential, as well.

maximum core dosages

Japanese Knotweed capsules (Source Naturals Resveratrol with 500mg Polygonum cuspidatum per tablet)

150 lb adult: 1-4 tablets 3-4x daily
100 lb adult: 10 tablets total daily split into three doses
60 lb child: 5 tablets daily split into three doses, tincture is probably better here
30 lb child: 3 tablets daily split into three doses, but would prefer tincture for child this small

Japanese Knotweed tincture
150 lb adult: 1 teaspoon 3x daily
100 lb adult: 2/3 teaspoon 3x daily
60 lb child: 1/3 teaspoon 3x daily
30 lb child: 1/5 teaspoon 3x daily

Cat’s Claw capsule (Raintree brand)
150 lb adult: 1-4 tablets 3-4x daily
100 lb adult: 10 tablets total daily split into three doses
60 lb child: 5 tablets daily split into three doses, tincture is probably better here
30 lb child: 3 tablets daily split into three doses, but would prefer tincture for child this small

Cat’s Claw tincture
150 lb adult: 1 teaspoon 3x daily
100 lb adult: 2/3 teaspoon 3x daily
60 lb child: 1/3 teaspoon 3x daily
30 lb child: 1/5 teaspoon 3x daily

Astragalus capsule for new tick bites – not to be used in chronic lyme
150 lb adult: 1,000 mg daily
100 lb adult: 1,000 mg daily
60 lb child: 1,000 mg daily
30 lb child: 1,000 mg daily

Astragalus tincture for new tick bites – not to be used in chronic lyme
150 lb adult: 1 teaspoon 3x daily
100 lb adult: 1 teaspoon 3x daily
60 lb child: 1/2 teaspoon 3x daily
30 lb child: 1/3 teaspoon 3x daily

Note: Additional herbs can be added based on your symptoms. Read this article for more on the latest updates to the Healing Lyme protocol.

To purchase herbs, see: herb source listing

lyme disease prevention

The primary herb for prevention is astragalus. Stephen recommends a minimum of 1,000 mg daily if you live in a lyme endemic area. This will keep the immune markers high that need to be high to prevent infection or, if you are infected, to keep the disease symptoms as minimal as possible.

new tick bites

For new tick bites, Stephen typically recommends taking astragalus – 3,000 mg daily for 30 days, 1,000 mg daily thereafter, indefinitely. Also: using a paste made of andrographis tincture mixed with green clay, the paste applied on the tick bite area can often prevent an active infection. See also:recent tick bites.

babesia

Stephen generally recommends the use of a Sida acuta, Alchornea cordifolia, and Cryptolepis sanguinolenta blend for the treatment of babesia these days: ¼-1/2 tsp 3x daily. You could as well do ¼ tsp of each of these three tinctures 3x daily. These three tinctures can be purchased from woodlandessence.com. You can also use just one of those herbs; his first choice is Sida acuta, second is Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. Stephen no longer recommends artemisinin or artemisia for babesia infections. It can work, but whatever you are treating, Sida acuta will work better, especially for babesia or bartonella.

Please see Stephen’s book Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia for the most up-to-date expanded babesia protocol.

See also: babesia.

bartonella

This is the basic protocol – please refer to Stephen’s book Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma for the most up-to-date expanded bartonella protocol.:

Sida acuta tincture (from Woodland Essence or julie@gaianstudies.org) ¼ tsp 3x day for 30 days

Hawthorn tincture, same

Japanese knotweed, (tincture, same dose (from same sources as Sida acuta, above), or capsules from Green Dragon Botanicals 2 capsules 3x daily)

EGCG 400mg +- daily

Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao – 1st Chinese Herbs, powder – use “LYME” code at checkout for 10% off) 1 tbl daily

L-arginine 5000 mg daily in divided doses

Milk Thistle seed, standardized, 1200 mg daily
All for 30 days.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have active herpes, chicken pox, or shingles DO NOT USE L-arginine.

See also: bartonella

ehrlichia

Please see Stephen’s book Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia for the most up-to-date expanded ehrlichia protocol.

see: ehrlichia

mycoplasma

Please refer to Stephen’s book Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections: Complementary and Holistic Treatments for Bartonella and Mycoplasma for the most up-to-date mycoplasma pneumonaie protocol.

See also: bacterial co-infections.

candida

Stephen suggests reading his book on fasting, The Fasting Path (see bookstore), as fasting has shown some of the best results with tough to treat candida. He has also had success with a tincture combination: desert willow and chapparo amargosa – equal parts of the tinctures blended together. 1/2 tsp 3x daily for 30 days or so. You can get these from Bear Creek Herbs (505-388-5035) in Silver City, NM.

cautions

PLEASE NOTE: If you have active herpes, chicken pox, or shingles DO NOT USE L-arginine.

CAUTION: About one percent of people (one out of a hundred) using andrographis report allergic reactions. Primarily the reaction shows as a rather severe skin rash; essentially hives. This will resolve if you stop taking the herb, though it might take a week or so. Anti-inflammatories such as cortisone creams are not necessary; it will clear up on its own. Please pay attention to any skin reactions you might have to the herb and discontinue it if you have a reaction. If you are one of the very few that does experience a reaction, you can continue the rest of the herbs in the core protocol, simply deleting andrographis.

NOTE: Two people have reported rises in liver enzyme levels on the protocol. The cause is unknown. Andrographis, knotweed, and smilax are all herbs used historically for liver problems, all are specific for healing liver disease. That increases in liver enzymes has occurred is odd since the herbs are specific for lowering those levels; they are good liver protector herbs and have been traditionally used for liver disease for millennia. This reaction is very unusual and the only reason I can find for it is personal reactivity to one of the herbs. The best thing to do if you do experience increases in liver enzymes is to stop the protocol and then reintroduce the herbs one at a time to see which one is the problem.

NOTE: A few people have experienced loss of taste on the protocol. The herb responsible for this has not been identified but I think it is probably the knotweed as that plant does cause, sometimes, alterations in taste. It can take up to 3 months to correct itself after the herb has been discontinued.

disclaimer

The assistance of a qualified health care provider familiar with all dosage outlines, contraindications, and herb/drug interactions outlined in Healing Lyme, and familiar with your personal health history and current symptoms is strongly suggested. Nothing in this column is intended to replace the expertise and care of a qualified health care practitioner. The material is intended for educational purposes only.http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/

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My Chronic Lyme Disease Journey

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How I Overcame Lyme Disease with Natural Herbal Therapy (Without Spending a Fortune)

by Dr. Bill Rawls
Last updated 2/16/17

A tick and an enlarged image of spirochete bacteria in the bloodstream Likely, you have come to this page in hopes of sorting out some of the confusion surrounding Lyme disease.

There is so much controversy around this disease because most doctors don’t understand it. Even many doctors, who consider themselves experts, do not completely comprehend its complexities.

But I have one qualification that most other physicians do not. My life—and a busy medical career—were disrupted midstream by fibromyalgia, later diagnosed as Lyme disease.

My late 40s were marked by debilitating fatigue, tremendous brain fog, aching all over, burning in my feet and tingling in my hands, skin rashes, joint pain, chest pain, heart palpitations, mood changes, and poor sleep. I know what it’s like to start and end every day feeling like you have a terrible flu. Over several years, I experienced virtually every known symptom of Lyme disease.

Ultimately, this caused me to stop practicing obstetrics. But because I didn’t have a firm diagnosis at the time, declaring disability wasn’t an option. As an alternative, I started a less demanding primary care practice that did not require night call. The practice provided me with the environment I needed to recover. I had control over my work hours and the intensity of the work.

However, the obligations of the practice prevented me from leaving town and working limited hours created financial constraints. Traveling to see specialists in Lyme disease or having expensive labs done simply wasn’t possible.

I had to figure things out using resources at my immediate disposal. Having since met numerous people who squandered life savings chasing heroic solutions that didn’t work, I now consider it a blessing in disguise.

Over several years of persistent effort, I was able to recover my health completely — the things that I learned along the way changed my life forever. My struggle with chronic Lyme disease taught me things that most other physicians do not know. I now use that knowledge to help others understand and overcome this often frustrating illness. Play video:

Borrelia, the Misunderstood Microbe

Retrospectively, I may have harbored Borrelia burgdorferi (the microbe that causes Lyme disease) for years before I actually developed symptoms. I’m an outdoor person; tick bites have always been an everyday affair.

It’s not uncommon for people to harbor Borrelia and not know it; stealth is this microbe’s middle name.

Lyme disease is mostly transmitted by nymphal ticks, which are about the size of the pin. They bite, transmit the microbe, and then drop off — most people aren’t even aware of being bitten. Because symptoms of the initial infection are so mild (if they occur at all), it’s not uncommon for people to be completely unaware of being infected.

And Borrelia isn’t the only microbe to worry about. Ticks carry many microbes that have similar characteristics to Borrelia. What they all have in common is stealthy characteristics that make them hard to find–and even harder to get rid of.

If immune system function is robust, a person can harbor these types of microbes indefinitely without ever having symptoms. When illness does occur, it’s typically chronic and debilitating, but not life-threatening. Additionally, the degree of chronic illness is highly variable. Some people are severely debilitated, while others are only marginally miserable.

What You Need to Know About Borrelia

Borrelia rarely causes life-threatening illness, but it can make you desperately miserable for a lifetime.
There are 20 known species of Borrelia that can cause human illness (not just Borrelia burgdorferi), and it is not uncommon for people with Lyme disease to harbor at least two species.
Beyond Borrelia, there are hundreds of species of stealth-type microbes that can be transmitted by ticks. Mycoplasma and Bartonella are the most common, but there are many many others. Most everyone on the planet harbors some stealth microbes without knowing it.
All these factors make Lyme disease extremely difficult to diagnose; lab tests are notoriously unreliable, especially in chronic illness.
Because Borrelia is so difficult to diagnose and can be harbored without causing symptoms, no one really knows how many asymptomatic carriers there are worldwide.

My Experience with Antibiotic Treatment for Lyme

When I was first diagnosed with Lyme disease, my first response was to try antibiotics. But every time I started a new round, I would be absolutely miserable by the second week.

Nausea, abdominal discomfort, and generally feeling terrible all over increased until I was forced to stop the drug. Probiotics didn’t help and the same response occurred to different types of antibiotics. While some people tolerate antibiotic therapy better than others, it became obvious that I would have to find a different solution.

I later discovered that my experience was not unique; many people seem to have the same response.

I also met numerous people who had undergone 6-9 months of intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy, only to be right back where they started within a couple of months of finishing the antibiotics.

Though there may be some logic in using antibiotics for 2-4 weeks during acute infection, many people develop symptoms despite initial use of antibiotics.

As I came to know the microbe better, I began to understand why antibiotics are not necessarily a good treatment for chronic Lyme disease. Though some people do overcome Lyme disease with antibiotics, it doesn’t occur consistently enough to be considered reliable. To date, no clinical studies have shown benefit from long-term antibiotic therapy for chronic Lyme disease.

Why Antibiotics Have Limited Use for Chronic Lyme

#1. Borrelia is a highly evasive stealthy microbe#2. Borrelia grows very slowly#3. Borrelia becomes part of the microbiome#4. Microbial coinfections complicate therapy#5. Chronic use of antibiotics disrupts the microbiome^3,4#6. Chronic use of antibiotics disrupts the immune system⁴#7. Antibiotics can damage mitochondria inside cells⁵#8. Antibiotics can disrupt protective biofilm in the colon^6,7,8#9. People are still searching for solutions

Note: The primary situation where antibiotics have proven value is in early treatment of infections with more virulent tick-borne microbes such as Rickettsia rickettsii (the cause of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and in some cases, Babesia. These microbes typically present with high fever and severe symptoms during acute infection. Being more virulent, they typically respond better to antibiotic therapy and generally, 1-2 months of antibiotics is curative if infections are caught early.

(Personal note from Scentses: I also notice that the percentage of people who get lyme in spite of antibiotic treatment immediately after the bite (20%) is suspiciously close to the percentage of ticks that carry lyme disease. So maybe antibiotics do nothing, and the people who benefit from them weren’t infected in the first place? Who will tell. Even when the evidence is clear, money seems to speak louder than morals. And as with vaccines and cancer and so many other diseases, antibiotics are big business . And why are antibiotics so useless against Borrelia? Because antibiotics kill bacteria when they are multiplying, and Borrelia just morphs into a dormant state when the circumstances are unfavorable.

“In this study, the induction of different pleomorphic forms in various culturing environments including HS was extensively examined. In addition, cells with outer membrane damage were quantified; however, these were not defined as pleomorphic. Here, we compiled the descriptions of different morphological variants based on our findings at a physiologically relevant culturing temperature of 37 °C (Table 1). It is notable that the mean size of RBs (2.8 µm) was greater when compared with the blebs (1.3 µm) on spirochaetes (Table 1). When in physiologically relevant in vitro culturing environment, B. burgdorferi is most commonly seen as a spirochaete (Fig. 1a), but other forms such as membrane blebs (Fig. 1b) and BFL aggregates (Fig. 1d) are also present in low levels (Fig. 2). Fig. 1(c) displays the spirochaetes converted to the smaller RBs when exposed to H₂O for 10 min; however, these forms also exist in small numbers in normal culturing conditions (Fig. 2a).Open in a separate window Fig. 1.

Typical pleomorphic forms of B. burgdorferi B31. Live cell DIC images of B. burgdorferi cultures representing (a) spirochaetes, (b) blebs on spirochaetes (black arrows), (c) 10 min H₂O-induced RBs and (d) BFL aggregates. Bars, 10 µm.”)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339653/

Desperate for Solutions

After realizing that oral antibiotics weren’t a solution for me, my faith in the medical system diminished. My medical colleagues didn’t seem to understand Lyme disease or have much interest in treating it. Other than prescriptions medications for treating symptoms, they had little to offer.

I became desperate to find something… anything that would relieve my misery.

I searched the Internet and read every book available about Lyme disease. I was aware of “Lyme Docs” who promoted prolonged use of IV antibiotics, but I couldn’t get comfortable with the idea. I knew enough about synthetic antibiotics to be gravely concerned about what it would do to intestinal flora and immune functions after several months of treatment (either IV or oral).

Anyway, I really didn’t have the luxury to choose; my new medical practice kept me locationally confined and financially restricted. I would have to find an option that came to my doorstep.

There were a lot of options to choose from. Ever since people have been aware of Lyme disease, they’ve been throwing everything imaginable at it — from “ray beam” energy generated by Rife machines to drinking turpentine — all with the hope of killing the microbe.

I created a list of all potential solutions and prioritized according to cost, potential for toxicity, and evidence of benefit. Things that were very costly or carried a high potential for harm were kept at the bottom of the list.

At one point, I actually considered buying a Rife machine. The potential for harm seemed very low, but I couldn’t find any scientific evidence that the technology worked or that anyone had actually been cured. Paying $2,000-$4,000 for a machine that may or may not do anything was a risk I couldn’t afford to take.

Natural herbal therapy was definitely on my list; I had a longstanding interest in herbal therapy. But my medical background made me skeptical. How could anything natural and non-toxic actually get rid of something like Lyme disease?

It was about that time that I came across Stephen Buhner’s book, Healing Lyme. In Healing Lyme, Buhner provided a better explanation of Lyme disease than any I had read. He also presented compelling evidence for treating Lyme disease using herbs with antimicrobial properties (used with or without antibiotics). His approach was logical and based on sound scientific evidence.

I was intrigued. Simple, nontoxic, cost-effective…and I could have it delivered to my doorstep. Why not give it a try?

A Turning Point

The only drawback was the complexity of the protocol. It required purchasing multiple ingredients from different sources and taking 3-5 capsules of each ingredient three times a day. Keeping up with it all was a challenge.

I wanted to give the protocol full opportunity to work, however, so I made a concerted effort to follow it to the letter.

And… it started working.

The intestinal side effects that I experienced from taking antibiotics never happened. Within weeks, the misery started to ease; the pain in my joints and muscles became tolerable and my chest pain started to dissipate.

The Buhner protocol gave me a new lease on life, but I was determined to go further. As my health continued to improve, I immersed myself in the study of herbal therapy. I studied herbal traditions from different cultures, as well as the accumulated science and research available. Through this process, I discovered additional herbs with potent healing properties and added them to my herbal regimen.

The more I studied, the more it became apparent that herbal therapy was a perfect fit for suppressing the stealthy microbes associated with chronic Lyme disease.

7 Reasons to Choose Herbs:

#1. Herbs provide a wide spectrum of antimicrobial properties#2. Using multiple herbs together is synergistic#3. Herbs are inherently safe*#4. Herbs enhance immune functions#5. Herbs support a balanced microbiome*#6. Herbs help the body deal with biofilms and cyst forms*#7. Herbs provide a wide spectrum of other benefits*

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Creating the Perfect Environment for Healing

More than anything else, chronic Lyme disease is a breakdown of the body’s ability to fight off everyday threats and heal itself. It isn’t as much the microbes themselves as it is that the microbes are no longer constrained by a strong immune system.

I had likely harbored Borrelia and other stealth microbes long before I got sick — everyone harbors some stealth microbes in the grand mix of their microbiome. For me, years of rigorous night call, eating on the run, and other bad health habits weakened my immune system enough to allow the microbes to flourish.

Creating a healing environment within my body was essential for my recovery. Though herbs were essential for my recovery, I recognized that I also had to curb the habits that contributed to my immune dysfunction in the first place.

Even before starting herbal therapy, I had given up night call by necessity. Adequate restorative sleep is essential for overcoming any chronic illness. Sleep was so disrupted, however, that it took a lot of effort for me to restore normal sleep.

Poor eating habits and antibiotics had made a mess out of my intestinal tract. I also knew that I needed to make some drastic changes to my diet. Admittedly, it was a challenge at first—I grew up in middle of the fast-food generation. But with time, eating healthy became the new norm. With a cleaner diet, all the digestive issues cleared, including leaky gut.

Stress didn’t go away. In fact, the process of changing my life added new stress, but I learned how to manage stress on the fly. I took control of my life. Being proactive about your own situation is essential for success.

A Holistic Path to Recovery

3 Lyme disease treatment approaches Through my quest to find solutions for chronic Lyme disease, I found it useful to divide therapies into three categories:
   1. Restorative Therapy
   2. Symptomatic Therapy
   3. Heroic Therapy

Restorative Therapy

Everything I’ve discussed so far I classify as Restorative Therapy. It’s the foundation for getting well. Restorative Therapy focuses on optimizing immune function and restoring homeostasis (natural balance in hormone and healing systems in the body), as well as killing or suppressing microbes. Herbs are the cornerstone of Restorative Therapy.

Healing takes time, however, and pronounced symptoms can be a real impediment to progress. Symptoms of pain and poor sleep are especially aggravating. In the short term, treating symptoms directly until healing occurs can have value.

Symptomatic Therapy

Symptomatic Therapies, as you might expect, are therapies that are specifically directed at controlling symptoms. Sometimes treating specific symptoms directly and aggressively can expedite recovery. It mostly comes in the form of drugs (prescribed by a primary care provider), but there are some natural and alternative options that fit into this category.

The benefits of symptomatic therapies are generally limited to acute relief of symptoms. The contribution to healing and wellness is generally minimal. Suppression of symptoms is transient and only lasts as long as the therapy is administered.

Heroic Therapy

In chronic Lyme disease, Heroic Therapies are mostly focused on aggressively killing microbes. Heroic therapies commonly used in Lyme disease include synthetic antibiotics, steroids, and anti-inflammatory drugs of various types. Alternative forms of heroic therapies use oxidation, electricity, and various types of radiation. This strategy is always passive — you go to health care provider and have something done to you. It puts someone else in control of your recovery.

Use of heroic therapies is limited by the incidence of side effects and the potential for disrupting systems in the body even further — generally the more potent a heroic therapy is, the greater the potential for harm.

Though there is a place for each type of therapy, that place must be kept in perspective — every person’s pathway and needs are slightly different. The conventional medical approach of relying almost exclusively on heroic and symptoms therapies rarely results in wellness.

A holistic approach to recovery uses restorative therapies as a foundation, symptomatic therapies in early stages as necessary, and heroic therapies only when specific indications are present. When Restorative Therapy is your foundation, if heroic therapy of some type ends up being necessary, lower doses of shorter duration are generally adequate. This greatly reduces the potential for toxicity.

People who try to get well using heroic and symptomatic therapies alone often fail. They bounce from one heroic option to the next, never achieving a goal of true wellness.

In contrast, people who make the effort to build a solid restorative foundation have high probability of achieving wellness and enjoying normal life!

Simplifying The Process For Others

Once I got my health back, I wanted to help others do the same. To do so, I had to simplify the process. What had taken me years of effort and research to figure out needed to be boiled down into an easy protocol.

The first step was simplifying the process of taking the herbs. My interest in herbal medicine extended to the herbal industry itself. I had learned where to get the best quality herbal extracts, how to properly evaluate the quality of herbal extracts, and the best place to have the extracts encapsulated and bottled.

My daughter, who witnessed firsthand how herbs had helped me, came on board to manage the business. Our intent was creating the best possible herbal supplements for the money.

The guiding principles for creating effective supplements were:

Purity — highest quality ingredients are essential for maximum benefits
Potency — use of modern herbal extracts concentrate medicinal benefits
Synergy — combining herbs with different properties to potentiate the value of each individual herb

I condensed my entire natural protocol for overcoming chronic Lyme into four primary formulas. These four formulas contain the top 50 ingredients that I’ve researched for strengthening the immune system. The daily regimen is simple: 3 capsules of each formula twice daily.

Dr. Rawls’ Herbal Blends

Herbal Formula #1: Antimicrobial SupportHerbal Formula #2: Immunomodulation, Symptom ReductionHerbal Formula #3: Cellular Support, Optimal DetoxificationHerbal Formula #4: Daily Nutrients, Cardiovascular Function

Building A Solid Restorative Foundation

The supplements are essential; it’s hard to get well without them, but recovery is a process. To guide people through the process, I created a an email course. Over 6 months, participants receive brief emails several times a week.

The emails are a blend of inspirational, instructional, and educational content. They are designed to answer almost any question that might come up in a timely fashion. With each day that passes, the emails step you through the process of getting your life back

A guide for restoring normal intestinal function and embracing clean eating is also included. Learn more about Dr. Rawls’ herbal protocol »

Life As It Should Be

Dr. Bill Rawls, Lyme disease doctor Although I do things differently now, I’ve come to really enjoy a healthful lifestyle. The trade-offs are worth it—things seem to improve for me every year.

My joints are in great shape. My energy levels are sustained throughout the day and I’m as active as I want to be.

As for the borrelia microbe, I may still harbor it. Whether anyone ever gets rid of it is a complete unknown. But the most important thing is that I’m living a normal life, free of symptoms and also free of many of the effects of aging that most people of my age experience.

Over the years, I’ve compiled everything I’ve learned into a book called Unlocking Lyme to help guide the way for others.

Dr. Rawls is a physician who overcame Lyme disease through natural herbal therapy. You can learn more about Lyme disease in Dr. Rawls’ new best selling book, Unlocking Lyme.

You can also learn about Dr. Rawls’ personal journey in overcoming Lyme disease and fibromyalgia in his popular blog post, My Chronic Lyme Journey.Learn About Dr. Rawls’ Herbal Protocol »REFERENCES:
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Can Essential Oils Help You Win The Fight Against Lyme Disease?https://www.prohealth.com/library/can-essential-oils-help-win-fight-lyme-disease-91235

Studies indicate essential oils may kill persistent Borrelia, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.By Shona Curley • ProHealth.com • June 2, 2019

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In 2017 and 2018, two studies were undertaken to test various essential oils against persistent forms of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochetal bacteria known to cause Lyme disease. The essential oil studies hoped to find alternative modes of Lyme disease treatment for persistent forms of the bacteria that were less expensive, with fewer side effects than traditional antibiotics.

Though antibiotics such as doxycycline and ceftriaxone are known to eradicate log phase, or actively growing Borrelia, the spirochete is adept at avoiding antibiotics by entering stationary, or persistent phases when under threat.

In its persistent phases, Borrelia creates round bodies, microcolonies, and sticky biofilms that resist antibiotic penetration. These persistent forms reproduce much less aggressively but re-enter their active phase once antibiotic treatment stops. This is one school of thought as to why Lyme disease can continue despite antibiotic treatment.

Although the antibiotic daptomycin is effective against Borrelia’s persistent forms, it is extremely expensive, and must be administered daily in IV form due to its poor absorption — often, it’s combined with other antibiotics. My doctor informed me that the cost is roughly $600 per day, and treatment can take more than one month, which quickly adds up. Long-term antibiotic use can also come with side effects. Can essential oils kill Lyme disease? Let’s take a closer look at the studies:

Essential Oils For Lyme Disease

The first essential oil study, done in 2017, tested 34 different oils and found three with high anti-persister activity in lab cultures. They were oregano, cinnamon, and clove oils. These oils showed even better activity against persistent Borrelia than daptomycin, even at low concentrations. The second study, done in 2018, followed up by testing an additional 35 essential oils and found five with high anti-persister activity in vitro (test tube or culture), again at low concentrations. They were garlic, cumin, allspice, palmarosa, myrrh, and spiked ginger lily. (or Hedychium or Hydacheim)

Despite promising results, more testing is necessary to see if these findings can be replicated in live animals. The study’s authors intend to test these oils next on Borrelia-infected mice, and if results are promising, on humans.

Though it’s not yet proven whether these essential oils are effective on live human beings, there are many anecdotal stories of people reporting a reduction in their Lyme disease symptoms after using them. Greg Lee, LAc, licensed acupuncturist at Two Frogs Healing Center treats Lyme with essential oils in his practice and claims excellent results. There are ways to experiment safely with essential oils, and it may be worthwhile to try.

When choosing essential oils for Lyme disease, look for 100% pure, certified organic, therapeutic grade oils. It is fine to combine several oils together. Choose combinations that smell and feel good to your system. Pleasure is a powerful guide. Each Lyme patient has a different microbial community, both beneficial and otherwise — your body’s intuition may be able to guide you to the oils that work best for you.

4 Ways To Use Essential Oils To Support Lyme Disease Treatment

1. Diffusing

The safest way to use essential oils is with a diffuser. Add water and drops of your chosen oil. The diffuser sends a cool vapor into the room, infusing the oils into the air. When inhaled, essential oil vapor is carried into your bloodstream in very low concentrations.

2. Topical application

Essential oils can also be applied topically. Don’t use them directly on your skin, as they can be too harsh. Dilute the oils either by adding drops to bath water, or to a carrier oil such as organic almond or olive oil. They will absorb in low concentrations to your bloodstream from your skin.

3. Under the tongue

Lee recommends another more potent way to use essential oils. He advocates emulsifying a few drops in a small amount of water by shaking, then holding the liquid beneath your tongue for a few minutes. As you do, inhale through your mouth quickly, as though sipping air. As the air passes over the oils, it picks up the vapors and distributes them to tiny blood vessels inside your mouth and nose. After a few minutes, swallow the liquid.

4. Nasal spray

I use essential oils in a nasal spray, which works well for me, and which my doctor has approved. I combine 20-40 drops of essential oil in a 4oz spray container of nano colloidal silver. (According to my doctor, it is important to use the smallest silver particles possible, to avoid them collecting in brain tissue.) I use one spray in each nostril twice a day. Lately, I have been combining thyme and lavender oils, but I plan to mix it up over time so that a broad spectrum of essential oils enters my system. This nasal spray method has eliminated all of my previous sinus pain and congestion and has improved my cognition. It smells great, but it can cause a mild sting when you first use it.

Essential oils are powerful medicine. I hope further study identifies the best essential oils for Lyme disease to safely eradicate its persistent forms — and soon! Until then, we won’t know which are the most beneficial oils for patients, the correct dosages, or how to most effectively to administer them until further testing is complete. Meanwhile, let the wisdom of your body (and the advice of your doctor) be your guide. As always, consult your healthcare provider if you’re incorporating essential oils into your treatment protocol.

Shona Curley lives and works in San Francisco. She is co-owner of the studio Hasti Pilates, and creator of the website http://www.redkitemeditations.com. Shona teaches meditation, bodywork and movement practices for healing Lyme disease, chronic illness and pain.

References:

Activity of Essential Oils with Strong Activity against Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi, MDPI website. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/7/4/89/htm#B3-antibiotics-07-00089

Selective Essential Oils from Spice or Culinary Herbs have High Activity Against Stationary Phase and Biofilm Borrelia burgdorferi. National Institutes of Health website. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641543/

Five Essential Oils for Stopping Relapsing Symptoms Caused by Lyme Disease that Thrives Despite Multiple Antibiotics. Goodbyelyme.com website. https://goodbyelyme.com/blog/eos_persistent_lyme/#_edn17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqeaRXFgY7s

Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975683/

Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)

The antimicrobial effects of propolis and bee venom on Spirochaeta cytophaga cultures as a model for Lyme disease treatment

Author(s): Ruby Ehrlich, Hanna RobertsonAbstract: Lyme disease, caused by tick borne infections of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, is typically treated with antibiotics. However, because not all patients respond to this treatment and excessive antibiotic use can lead to resistance making future infections difficult to treat, alternative treatments are needed. Bee venom and propolis are bee secretions that both display antimicrobial properties and therefore have potential to treat bacterial infections. In order to safely determine the antimicrobial effects of propolis and bee venom on harmful bacteria without the risks of exposure to the pathogenic bacteria, a bacteria species with a homologous outer membrane (Spirochaeta cytophaga) to the Lyme disease causing bacteria was used as a model in this research. To test the antimicrobial effects of propolis and bee venom, S. cytophaga cultures, treated with varying treatment types, were quantified daily using optical density spectrophotometry to approximate the time interval required for treatment to become effective. The efficacy of treatment was determined through observation of a statistically significant decrease in the optical density of cultures. Dark field microscopy was subsequently utilized to confirm that the outer membrane was the structure acted upon by the experimental treatments. Finally, the minimal inhibitory concentration for bee venom, propolis, and both combined was calculated using a microplate reader. The results indicate that the combined propolis and bee venom treatment was significantly more effective than other treatments. This combined treatment had a minimal inhibitory concentration of 2.5% propolis and 83.75 micrograms per milliliter bee venom. Additionally, both propolis and bee venom acted on the outer membrane of S. cytophagawhich suggests that the effects of these treatments are potentially similar on the pathogenic bacteria.PAGES: 18-23 | 1058 VIEWS 224 DOWNLOADS http://www.biosciencejournals.com/archives/2018/vol6/issue6/6-6-11

These 10 essential oils can kill persistent Lyme disease

Research just published in the journal Antibiotics shows that a range of essential oils can effectively kill persistent forms of Lyme disease.

Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi), which is transmitted to humans by ticks.

In the United States, Lyme disease is the most prevalent tick-borne infectious disease, with about 30,000 cases reported each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate, however, that the “the actual number of people diagnosed with Lyme disease is more likely about 300,000.”

Antibiotics, such as doxycycline, can usually clear Lyme disease in a few weeks, but in some cases, the infection persists. According to the authors of a new study, approximately 10–20 percent of those who contract Lyme disease continue to report symptoms for months, and in some cases, years.

Medical professionals do not yet know what causes these cases of so-called persistent Lyme infection or “post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.” However, they do know that B. burgdorferi can enter a dormant, or “stationary” stage in which its cells either multiply very slowly or do not divide at all.

These so-called persister cells are more resilient to antibiotics. But this new research may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against these Lyme disease dormant bacteria: essential oils.

Dr. Ying Zhang, Ph.D., who is a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, led the new study.

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“Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. These oils may be especially useful in alleviating Lyme symptoms that persist despite standard antibiotic treatment, the study also suggests.”

“The study, published October 16 in the journal Antibiotics, included lab-dish tests of 35 essential oils — oils that are pressed from plants or their fruits and contain the plant’s main fragrance, or “essence.” The Bloomberg School researchers found that 10 of these, including oils from garlic cloves, myrrh trees, thyme leaves, cinnamon bark, allspice berries and cumin seeds, showed strong killing activity against dormant and slow-growing “persister” forms of the Lyme disease bacterium.”

“We found that these essential oils were even better at killing the ‘persister’ forms of Lyme bacteria than standard Lyme antibiotics,” says study senior author Ying Zhang, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Bloomberg School

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181203115443.htm

Organic consumers association states:

Ten of the 35 essential oils that were tested showed “strong activity” against persister forms of Lyme disease bacterium
Essential oils derived from allspice berries, cinnamon bark, cumin seeds, eucalyptus, garlic cloves, myrrh trees and thyme leaves are among those found to effectively combat persister forms of Lyme disease
Five of these oils were effective against dormant forms of the Lyme bacterium in a concentration of only 1 part per 1,000
Essential oils from allspice berries, garlic, may chang trees, myrrh trees and spiked ginger lily (or Hedychium or Hydacheim) not only eradicated all Lyme disease bacteria in seven days, but also prevented regrowth in 21 days
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/essential-oils-highly-effective-destroying-lyme-bacterium

It used to be believed that Lyme disease always resolved after a few weeks of antibiotics. But more and more reports are coming out of people who remain sick or even get worse after antibiotic treatment. For this reason, many physicians treating Lyme disease have also begun using natural methods like nutrition, herbs, and supplements.

“I believe it’s important to address all aspects of a person,” Kristin Reihman, MD, family medicine doctor and author of Life After Lyme, tells Bustle. The treatments she recommends to her patients include “supplementation, taking out allergens and inflammatory foods in the diet, making sure work and play environments are not toxic, remediating any mold and other issues that might be there that could undermine an otherwise healthy immune system, and looking at toxic relationships.”

Having chronic Lyme disease may feel hopeless when there’s no straightforward treatment that works for everyone. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any treatment for you at all. To the contrary, there are lots of alternative options out there. Doing some research can help you find the one that suits your needs.

Here are some natural remedies for Lyme disease that may help patients who haven’t had success with the standard antibiotic treatment or who want to try something additional, according to experts.

1. Acupuncture

Acupuncture has been shown to help with symptoms like pain, insomnia, and anxiety that are often associated with Lyme, Dr. Reihman says. It may even help get rid of the Lyme altogether, since there’s some research suggesting that acupuncture can strengthen the immune system.

2. An Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Many Lyme symptoms stem from inflammation, so the fewer inflammatory foods you eat, the more you can keep your symptoms at bay. Dr. Reihman recommends that people with Lyme avoid sugar, alcohol, caffeine, gluten, and dairy to the best of their abilities.

“Sugar and alcohol can both undermine an immune response, making it less robust, which is the last thing anybody wants when they’re trying to fight a Lyme infection,” she explains. “Dairy creates mucus in everybody, and because mucus is a common place for microbes to hide in the body, I recommend they stay off dairy.” Dr. Reihman also recommends staying away from gluten because of the effects it can have on your gut lining.

Dr. Reihman suggests going on an elimination diet to figure out what your trigger foods are. This can help people “heal the gut and experientially gain awareness of what feels good in their body,” she explains.

3. Supplements

Lyme patients can benefit from trace minerals, vitamin D, probiotics (especially if you’re taking antibiotics), and omega-6 and omega-3 fats, Dr. Reihman says.

However, she recommends using as few supplements as possible. “The gut can only handle so much before becoming overwhelmed,” she explains. Instead of taking a lot of supplements, it’s better to eat six cups of leafy greens or brightly colored vegetables per day.

4. Chlorella

Chlorella, a type of algae, has been touted as a superfood because of its antioxidant and detoxifying properties. Dr. Reihman recommends it for Lyme patients because it binds to toxins and helps you eliminate them.

This can help you avoid a Herxheimer reaction, where Lyme gets released into the bloodstream and causes inflammation in the process of being killed.

5. Exercise

Exercise is good for pretty much everyone, but it has extra benefits for Lyme patients. “Lyme hates heat and it hates oxygen, and exercise can bring both of those things to all parts of the body,” Dr. Reihman says. “I encourage people to do as much as they can tolerate every day.”

6. Herbs

Some herbal regimens, like the Buhner protocol, are designed specifically to kill off Lyme. Dr. Reihman likes to prescribe Beyond Balance formulas, which contain different mixes of herbs for various Lyme symptoms and coinfections, as well as the standalone herb Teasel Root.

7. Stevia

There’s some research showing that stevia, a natural sugar-free sweetener, can kill Borrelia burgdorferi, a bacteria species that causes Lyme. It’s not entirely certain if this would kill Lyme in the body, as the study was done on isolated bacteria, but some people swear by it. Naturopath Julia Greenspan, ND recommends stevia because she considers it a biofilm disruptor.

Lyme bacteria “produce something called biofilm, which is a protein matrix creating treatment resistance, so it is important to incorporate biofilm-busting herbals,” she tells Bustle. “The more varied the herbal treatments, the more success one will have resolving symptoms.”

8. Banderol And Cat’s Claw

“These two herbs are commonly dosed together because they work synergistically with clinically proven action against Borrelia species,” Greenspan says. “The goals with any treatment with Lyme disease spirochetes, whether chronic or acute, is to have a combination of herbs to be effective with the shape-shifting behavior of this microbe.”

9. A Good Support System

Healing Lyme, like any illness, is also about emotional health. This means having supportive people around you and setting boundaries with those who trivialize your illness or claim it’s in your head.

“When people are surrounded by people who don’t believe them, that can create undo stress,” Dr. Reihman says. “Feelings of lack of efficacy can be harmful to someone’s long-term healing project. I encourage people to have conversations with people in their lives who may not know how to be as helpful as they can be.”

Healing from Lyme disease is a journey, but it’s one you need never give up on. When one method fails, that’s just a chance to try another one.

https://www.bustle.com/p/9-natural-treatments-for-lyme-disease-according-to-experts-16051649

Research & Education

Cat’s Claw: New Tool to Fight Lyme Disease

November 8, 2018 – 09:08

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US. The incidence of Lyme disease has approximately doubled since 1991: 3.74 to 7.95 reported cases per 100,000 people between 1991 and 2014. This may seem small, but the increase is staggering in regions where Lyme is most common, such as New England and the mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Delaware now report 50 to 100 more cases per 100,000 people than in 1991.

Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses come with a host of debilitating symptoms which, over the long term, can progress to affecting neurological and cognitive function. These illnesses are notoriously difficult to treat and can greatly diminish quality of life. Anything that can make a dent in these otherwise intractable conditions would be most welcome among doctors and their Lyme-affected patients. Uncaria tomentosa, better known as cat’s claw, appears to fit the bill.

Cat’s claw is a plant indigenous to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical areas of South and Central America. It goes by the Spanish name “uña de gato,” owing to a hook-like thorn that grows along the vine and resembles a cat’s claw. The use of cat’s claw for medicinal purposes dates back at least as far as the Inca civilization, where it was used as an anti-inflammatory, to fight viral infections and to stimulate the immune system. Cat’s claw remains a sacred plant among several indigenous Peruvian and Amazonian tribes. A review of antiviral and immunomodulating properties of plants native to the Peruvian rainforest noted, “From the perspective of ethnobotany, the higher a plant’s status among native peoples, the more potent it often proves to be medicinally.”

Cat’s claw preparations are made from the plant’s roots and the vine bark, which are crushed and made into tea or into standardized extracts. These extracts contain a host of compounds shown to be immunomodulating, and to have antimutagenic, cytoprotective, antioxidant and antihypertensive properties.

In vitro studies indicate cat’s claw may stimulate the immune system, help relax smooth muscles (including the intestines), dilate blood vessels, and act as a diuretic. Promising research shows that cat’s claw may be an effective addition to Lyme protocols. Cat’s claw extract was shown to reduce both spirochetes and rounded forms of the Lyme transmitting organism (Borrelia burgdorferi) in vitro, as well as disrupting and reducing the size of the biofilm.

A study of 28 patients with advanced Lyme demonstrated the potential for cat’s claw to be a powerful intervention for this condition. Lyme diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of IgG and IgM antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi as well as via clinical evaluation. Each subject had had the disease for over 10 years, had experienced progressive deterioration, and had little to no clinical improvement with repeated courses and/or long-term use of antibiotics.

The study ran for 26 weeks, during which subjects in the control group continued treatment with antibiotics and/or symptomatic medications in accordance with their treatment protocol. In the intervention group, “all prescription antibiotics were discontinued before the start of the study, and during the study most other pharmaceuticals were dramatically reduced or discontinued.” During weeks 1 and 2, treatment included general body detoxification using diet and supplements. Cat’s claw was not introduced until week 3, at 600mg three times daily. Subjects were instructed to increase their dosage incrementally: by the end of week 4, all were taking 1800mg three times daily for a total of 5400mg/d. This dose and supportive remedies were continued for weeks 5 through 8. During weeks 9 and 10, cat’s claw was continued at 5400 mg/d, but supportive remedies were used only minimally. After week 10, most supportive remedies were discontinued, and cat’s claw was continued at 3600-5400mg/d for an additional 16 weeks.

By the end of the study, subjects in the control group self-reported improvements in most symptoms, but the cat’s claw group experienced greater improvements. (Symptoms included fatigue, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, peripheral neuropathy, sleep disturbances, memory impairment and cognitive dysfunction, digestive disturbances and more.) The rate of improvement in all clinical symptoms was substantially higher in the intervention group compared to the control group—2.2 to 3.6 times as much.

Routine clinical bloodwork (comprehensive metabolic panel, CBC, WBC differential) showed no adverse impacts from cat’s claw among the intervention subjects. In fact, slight improvements to the lipid panel were noted, including decreased triglycerides and increased HDL. The overall results with regard to improving clinical biomarkers and subjective symptoms of Lyme led the researchers to write that cat’s claw “is a safe and efficient method for improving the health and quality of life in patients with Chronic borreliosis, and surpasses the effectiveness of standard antibiotics for the treatment of this condition.”

By Amy Berger, MS, CNS

https://blog.designsforhealth.com/node/889\

Herbs for Lyme Disease Treatment

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta.
Juglans nigra (black walnut)
Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed)
Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood)
Uncaria tomentosa (cat’s claw)
Cistus incanus.
Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap)

21 Herbs to Beat Chronic Lyme Disease

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You know chronic Lyme disease is real and can significantly derail your health. But do you know what to do about it?

Borrelia is the bacteria behind chronic Lyme disease. And it can be challenging to beat if you don’t have the right tools.

Though you may not notice symptoms when you’re initially infected, it’s a train wreck waiting to happen. When you become overburdened with other chronic infections, stress, or toxicity, the symptoms of chronic Lyme disease can surface. (1)

Chronic Lyme disease can weaken your immune system, ignite inflammation, squelch your energy, provoke pain, and trigger brain fog. It can also generate harmful free radicals, disrupt your mitochondria, and overwhelm your detox pathways. (2, 3)

But you can get your health back on track with the help of potent herbs from nature — including cat’s claw bark, milk thistle seed, wormwood, and many others. These herbs work together to support your immune system and detoxification. Plus, they help reduce your pathogen load.

Here’s an overview of 21 herbs to help you tackle chronic Lyme disease.

1. Artemisia Annua

Artemisia annua also goes by the name sweet wormwood. That’s because it’s often used for parasitic worms, including Schistosoma. (4, 5)

The herb is also used for malaria, which is caused by the parasite Plasmodium. In addition, sweet wormwood has antiparasitic activity against Toxoplasma gondii and Babesia. The latter is a Lyme coinfection. (4)

Artemisinin is the compound in Artemisia annua that has these antiparasitic effects. It also has powerful actions against the Lyme bacteria — including cyst forms. The cysts (also called round bodies) are tougher to kill than the spirochete (spiral) form. (6)

When tested in a lab, artemisinin left only 24% of Borrelia cysts alive after one week. In contrast, drugs like ciprofloxacin and doxycycline were less effective. They left 28–49% of the Lyme cysts alive. (7)

In addition, Artemisia annua contains dozens of different antioxidants. You need that defense. Borrelia infection can lead to a lot of oxidative stress as your immune system fights back. (3, 4)

2. Astragalus Root

The root of Astragalus membranaceus or astragalus is probably best known for its ability to stimulate your immune system. This is important when you’re fighting an infection like Lyme disease. (8)

Also remember, Lyme can create a lot of inflammation, oxidative stress, and toxins. Fortunately, astragalus root could help with each of those challenges. It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and liver-protective properties. (9)

The ability of astragalus to support your immune system comes from phytochemicals. These include two classes or groups of phytochemicals called flavonoids and saponins. (9)

Interestingly, some saponins, flavonoids, and other phytochemicals have been shown to break up biofilm. That’s a protective covering that Borrelia and other microbes can use to hide from your immune system and antibiotics.

Astragalus phytochemicals haven’t specifically been tested against Borrelia biofilm. But some saponins and flavonoids from other sources have been found to disrupt the biofilm of Candida and several pathogenic bacteria. (10, 11, 12, 13)

3. Black Walnut Green Hulls

The shells of black walnuts — known by scientists as Juglans nigra — are surrounded by a green hull. These hulls are rich in phytochemicals. That includes ones with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. (14)

A lab study found that extracts of black walnut hulls kill Borrelia bacteria. This included the spirochete, cyst, and biofilm of Borrelia. Several other natural compounds and antibiotics failed to kill the cyst and biofilm forms, which are more resistant. So, that’s pretty impressive for walnut hulls. (15)

An antioxidant and antibacterial compound in black walnut hulls is juglone. This phytochemical also has antiparasitic and antifungal effects. That includes action against the yeast Candida albicans. (16, 17)

4. Buckthorn Bark

Dried buckthorn bark or Frangula alnus has traditionally been used as a laxative. Good elimination or drainage is vital for getting rid of toxins, including those generated when you’re killing Borrelia. (18)

But the benefits of buckthorn bark go beyond helping you poop.

Phytochemicals — including polyphenols — in buckthorn bark have strong antioxidant activity. This could help protect your cells from free radical damage. Buckthorn bark also has antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. (18)

Flavonoids and saponins are two classes of polyphenols in buckthorn bark. As mentioned previously, these types of plant compounds may help disrupt biofilm. This is where harmful bacteria like Borrelia commonly hide. (11, 13, 19)

5. Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum or boneset also goes by the nicknames feverwort and sweating plant. In North America, it’s been used by Native Americans for fevers and to induce sweating to promote healing. In Europe, the herb is used for fevers and colds. (20)

Lab and animal studies show that boneset contains plant compounds that are: (20, 21, 22)

Anti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Antibacterial
Anticancer
Anti-malaria

Boneset may also have antiviral effects. In a lab study, boneset extract inhibited the influenza A virus from attaching to a host cell. That’s important because Lyme disease dampens your immune defenses. So, herbal support against seasonal viruses is helpful. (23)

6. Cat’s Claw Bark

Uncaria tomentosa is a woody vine that’s native to tropical rainforests. Its common name, “cat’s claw,” comes from the plant’s claw-like thorns. It’s also known as the “life-giving vine of Peru.” (24)

Phytochemicals in cat’s claw bark may help regulate your immune function, helping it respond appropriately.The herb also has antioxidant, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties. (25, 26, 27)

Chronic Lyme disease can result in inflammation in your nervous system and joints. Cat’s claw bark may help with this. When people with rheumatoid arthritis took an extract of cat’s claw for six months, they had a significant reduction in joint pain, compared to a placebo. (28, 29, 30)

Also, lab tests have found that cat’s claw extracts suppress the production of molecules that generate inflammation. (27)

7. Cranesbill Root

You may be more familiar with the first part of cranesbill root’s scientific name, Geranium maculatum. In traditional medicine, various Geranium species have been used for coughs, fever, rashes, and diarrhea. (31)

In addition, some Geranium species are effective against certain bacteria, viruses, and protozoan parasites. (31)

Some of the antiparasitic activity of cranesbill root may come from phytochemicals called tannins. Animal research has found that tannins help fight parasitic roundworms. The tannins may also bolster your resistance to parasites. (32, 33)

Parasites could play a role in Lyme disease because Borrelia bacteria can hide inside parasites. So, you can’t beat Borrelia if you don’t kick out the parasites that harbor it. (34)

The tannins in cranesbill root are also potent antioxidants. Those could have a protective effect as you combat Lyme disease. (35)

8. Devil’s Claw

Harpagophytum procumbens or devils’ claw is native to the southern part of Africa. Traditionally, the herb has been used for pain, allergies, indigestion, and liver and kidney issues. (36)

In some countries, devil’s claw is also commonly used to help with arthritis. As mentioned earlier, Lyme disease can lead to joint inflammation and pain, especially in your knees. In fact, knee arthritis may occur in up to 90% of people with Lyme disease. (37)

Human research supports the ability of devil’s claw to help relieve joint pain. When people with arthritis received devil’s claw extract for two months, they had a 37% drop in scores for knee pain. (36)

So, how might devil’s claw reduce joint inflammation and pain? Lab research suggests that extracts of the herb may help turn off the genes that promote inflammation. (38)

9. Essiac Blend

It’s believed that the Ojibwa tribe in Canada created this combination of four herbs known as Essiac. It contains burdock root, Indian rhubarb root, sheep sorrel leaves, and slippery elm bark. Essiac is a popular alternative cancer therapy. (39)

The Essiac blend may have potent antioxidant effects. One lab study found that it effectively quenched highly reactive hydroxyl free radicals. Essiac helped prevent free radical damage to cellular DNA. (39)

In addition, lab research suggests Essiac may help regulate or normalize immune responses. In other words, it makes them appropriate for what’s needed. That could be important in Lyme disease, as the condition may lead to autoimmunity over the long term. (40, 41)

10. Eleuthero Root

Eleuthero root is sometimes called Siberian ginseng. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it should be called eleuthero because it’s not a true ginseng. Scientifically, the herb is known as Eleutherococcus senticosus or Acanthopanax senticosus. (42)

Regardless of what you call it, eleuthero root is a staple in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to TCM, the herb increases energy, strengthens the spleen, supports the kidneys, and calms your mind. (43, 44)

Research suggests eleuthero root may help with pain and inflammation, which are common issues in Lyme disease. Animal and lab studies suggest that phytochemicals in the herb have anti-inflammatory and pain-reducing effects. (43)

Eleuthero root may also help get stagnant toxins, such as from Borrelia, moving through your lymphatic system. If your lymphatic system is backed up, you can get edema or swelling. When healthy women with leg edema took the herb, they had a significant reduction in swelling within a few hours, compared to the control group. (45)

Lastly, similar to some other herbs in this list, eleuthero root may have a balancing effect on your immune system. That helps it respond appropriately. (43)

11. Hawthorn Berry/Leaf

Hawthorn is a shrub known scientifically as Crataegus monogyna or C. laevigata, which is closely related. It’s often grown for its ruby-red berries, which are made into jam. But this herb offers a lot more than a tasty spread for toast. (46)

Both hawthorn berries and leaves are rich in phytochemicals, including ones with antioxidant properties. That could protect your heart. In fact, one of the best-studied uses of the plant is for cardiovascular problems. These include heart failure, high blood pressure, and irregular heartbeat. (46)

It’s estimated that chronic Lyme disease leads to carditis in up to 10% of cases. That can result in heart palpitations or the feeling that your heart is beating too fast or hard. It can also cause chest pain and difficulty breathing. (47)

Human studies suggest that hawthorn may help reduce heart palpitations and difficulty breathing. It may also support blood flow. (48)

12. Horsetail Plant

Equisetum arvense or horsetail is considered one of the oldest species of plants on earth. In Europe, horsetail has a long history of use for treating inflammatory disorders. Animal research supports this use, including to reduce arthritis-related inflammation. (49)

Studies also suggest that horsetail may: (49)

Protect your liver
Act as a diuretic (to protect your kidneys and urinary tract)
Provide antioxidant defense

In addition, a lab test of horsetail essential oil suggests it has potent antimicrobial properties. The herb oil had strong effects against all seven harmful bacteria and fungi tested in the study, including Candida albicans. (50)

An animal study suggests horsetail may also have pain-lowering effects. When rodents were given horsetail extract, it reduced their pain in a dose-dependent manner. In other words, the more of the herbal extract they were given, the less pain they felt. (51)

13. Japanese Knotweed Root

Japanese knotweed root is known scientifically as either Fallopia japonica or Polygonum cuspidatum. It’s considered a troublesome weed in some parts of Europe, North America, and Australia. But labeling this botanical problematic overlooks its potent health benefits. (52)

Japanese knotweed root is rich in a phytochemical called resveratrol. This highly researched compound may have powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. (53, 54)

Resveratrol might also help with Lyme disease. Lab tests suggest that resveratrol helps kill Borrelia spirochetes, which are the active form of Lyme bacteria. The compound also helped kill Borrelia in its more resistant cyst form. (15)

Resveratrol may also help to calm inflammation by increasing regulatory T cells. These immune cells help keep your immune system in balance. That shifts you away from autoimmune diseases, which you’re at increased risk for with chronic Lyme disease. In one study, resveratrol boosted regulatory T cells by 47%. (54, 55)

14. Milk Thistle Seed

Silybum marianum or milk thistle seed contains a group of plant compounds called silymarin. Studies suggest silymarin has antioxidant, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties. (56)

For more than 2,000 years, milk thistle seed has been used to protect the liver. This may be due in part to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. (57)

Today, lab and animal studies also indicate that milk thistle seed and silymarin could support liver health. And studies of people with liver diseases suggest the herb may help reduce liver inflammation and oxidative damage. (57, 58)

Liver protection is important in chronic Lyme disease, which can cause liver inflammation. Babesia — a common Lyme coinfection and parasite — can also damage your liver. In fact, Babesia is one cause of liver failure. (59, 60, 61, 62)

15. Nettle Leaf

Urtica dioica, commonly known as nettle, is popular in herbal medicine worldwide. The leaves are high in nutrients and phytochemicals, particularly polyphenols. Yet, some people consider the herb a weed. But this “weed” can actually purify the soil, helping remove heavy metals. (63, 64)

Nettle leaf could also support your health. The phytochemicals in the herb may have anti-inflammatory effects in your joints. Human studies suggest the herb may help with joint pain in arthritis. As you know, joint pain is often a problem in Lyme disease. (63, 65)

In addition, the herb may support your immune system. Animal research suggests that nettle helps fend off bacterial infections. And lab studies suggest nettle has antimicrobial activity against a variety of harmful bacteria and Candida. (63, 66, 67)

Studies also suggest that nettle may help with seasonal allergies, skin rashes, bladder infections, and an enlarged prostate. (63, 68)

16. Pau D’Arco Bark

Pau d’arco bark, also known as taheebo, comes from the Tabebuia impetiginosa tree. This tall tree is adorned with pink flowers and is native to the tropical rainforests of South America. In traditional medicine, some of the herb’s uses have included arthritis, fever, and pain. (69)

Lab and animal research supports the use of pau d’arco bark for arthritis. When rodents were given an extract of the herb, it significantly reduced arthritis symptoms. It also reduced their blood levels of inflammatory markers. (70)

Remember, in chronic Lyme disease, inflammation can get stuck in the “on” position. That can worsen pain, such as in your joints, and may lead to autoimmune issues.

Scientists have found several anti-inflammatory compounds in pau d’arco, including one called beta-lapachone. This compound may even help with nerve inflammation. Lyme disease can lead to nerve inflammation, which may result in issues such as difficulty concentrating. (71, 72, 73)

Animal and lab studies also suggest pau d’arco may help combat some bacterial and fungal infections. This may be due in part to beta-lapachone and a related compound called lapachol. These phytochemicals may also help fight parasites, including Leishmania and helminths. (74, 75, 76, 77, 78)

17. Teasel Root

Dipsacus asperoides is commonly known as teasel root. It has traditionally been used for back and knee pain, liver conditions, and bruises. One way the herb may help is by reducing inflammation. (79)

In a lab study, immune cells called macrophages were exposed to an inflammatory toxin. Teasel root extract inhibited the macrophages from releasing certain inflammatory compounds. (80)

Lowering inflammation could also help with joint pain, which you know can be a problem in Lyme disease. Animal research suggests that teasel root may help reduce inflammatory compounds that cause arthritic joint pain. It may also improve joint health. (81)

Most importantly, teasel root may be directly effective against Borrelia spirochetes. In a lab study, scientists tested a specific teasel root extract from Dipsacus sylvestris (a species closely related to D. asperoides). It inhibited around 95% of the spirochetes within four days. (15, 82)

18. Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium or wormwood is related to the herb A. annua or sweet wormword. The latter herb was covered at the beginning of this blog. A. absinthium smells like sage. It has traditionally been used to help with digestive disorders. (83)

Research supports wormwood’s ability to relieve gut inflammation. When people with Crohn’s disease took wormwood alongside their standard medicine, 80% of them went into remission within six weeks. But only 20% of people in the placebo group (on standard therapy) achieved remission. (83)

Wormwood may also be a potent tool to help get rid of certain parasites. Remember, parasites can carry Borrelia inside them. If you don’t purge parasites, they could reinfect you with Lyme disease.

Both animal and lab research suggest womwood extract may be as effective against Hymenolepsi nana — a common intestinal tapeworm — as the drug praziquantel. Though that drug has a high cure rate for tapeworms, the critters are developing resistance to it. So, scientists are turning to alternatives like wormwood. (84)

19. White Willow Bark

Medicinal use of Salix alba, commonly known as white willow bark, dates back to ancient times. The herb has traditionally been used as a natural remedy for pain, inflammation, and fever. And as you know, pain and inflammation are common issues in chronic Lyme disease. (85)

White willow bark contains a compound called salicin, which is similar to aspirin. But the amount of salicin in white willow bark isn’t enough to account for its pain-reducing qualities. Scientists believe a combination of salicin and other phytochemicals in the bark helps lower pain. (86)

Lab research shows that white willow bark extract prevents immune cells from releasing inflammatory compounds, such as when they’re triggered by toxins. (87)

And a one-month study of people with low back pain found the herb helpful. When people took a high-dose of white willow bark extract, 39% of them had complete relief of their back pain. There was little change in the placebo group. (88)

20. Yellow Dock Root

Rumex crispus or yellow dock root is used in herbal medicine to promote liver function and as a laxative. Your liver is vital for detoxification, including toxins generated in Lyme disease. (89)

Similar to a few other herbs in this list, yellow dock also contains plant compounds that may be biofilm busters. Breaking up biofilm helps to expose sneaky Borrelia bacteria to your immune system.

Specifically, yellow dock contains a phytochemical called napodin. Lab studies suggest napodin inhibits Candida albicans and some bacterial pathogens from generating biofilm. One way it may do this is by suppressing the expression of microbial genes involved in making biofilm. (90)

Animal studies and lab research also suggest that the napodin in yellow dock combats Plasmodium falciparum. That’s a parasite that causes malaria. (91)

21. Turmeric

Curcuma longa, better-known as turmeric, is a popular spice. It’s also known for its health benefits. The botanical has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. These benefits are primarily attributed to curcumin, a phytochemical in turmeric. (92)

Could curcumin help with the joint pain associated with Lyme disease?

Several human studies confirm turmeric’s benefits in arthritis. They show that turmeric helps reduce joint pain and improve physical joint function. This evidence is also supported by blood tests. People who took turmeric had a drop in inflammatory markers in their blood. (92)

Turmeric may also help you purge parasites. When rodents were given turmeric for four weeks, they had a 49% drop in Schistosoma mansoni worms. These parasites can infect your liver, intestines, and bladder. (93, 94)

The rodent study also found that turmeric helped restore the health of liver cells damaged by the parasitic worms. Scientists think this is because of turmeric’s potent anti-inflammatory properties. (93)

Get Back on the Rails

Chronic Lyme disease can shift your health off track. But many natural herbs could help change that.

No less than 21 different botanicals — including wormwood, Japanese knotweed root, and nettle leaf — could support your journey through Lyme disease.

Each herb offers unique properties and acts synergistically with the others to help:

Lower inflammation
Reduce joint pain
Fight free radical damage
Combat Lyme bacteria
Break up biofilm
Decrease your viral load
Regulate your immune system
Purge parasites
Support detoxification

Are you ready to emerge like a mighty steam locomotive out of the dark tunnel of chronic Lyme disease? Use these 21 herbs to help. Learn more here.

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Take propolis before every meal and before going to sleep. Eat as much garlic as you can.

Integrate the lyme bacteria killing agents in your diet and care system in the herb rotation system of the e4dc.

Check which essential oils can be taken orally with a drop under the tongue, and dilute them with a carrier oil before applying them to the skin, and make sure they don’t burn the skin. As deoderant , use essential oils that kill Borrelia , diluted in a carrier oil such as grapeseed- or almond oil, in a concentration of one or two drops of essential oil per 50 ml carrier oil ( see https://aromalifestyle.nl/aromatherapie-kennis/etherische-olie-a-z/kaneel-etherische-olie/ )

Don’t experiment with undiluted essential oil on the skin. Here you see what a chemical burn from cinnamon oil on the skin can look like https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459757/

I would suggest a different one of the essential oils that have proved to kill (stationary phase) Lyme bacteria every day, in a schedule of 7.

Here are the essential oils that have proven effective against lyme disease according to Medical News Today:

“garlic cloves, myrrh trees, thyme leaves, cinnamon bark, allspice berries and cumin seeds, showed strong killing activity against dormant and slow-growing “persister” forms of the Lyme disease bacterium.”

“Also, five of these oils were effective against dormant forms of Lyme bacteria in a concentration of only 1 part per 1,000. Specifically, essential oils from garlic bulbs, allspice berries, myrrh trees, spiked ginger lily (or Hedychium or Hydacheim), and may chang trees “completely eradicated” all Lyme disease bacteria in 7 days, and no regrowth occurred in 21 days.”

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323881#Garlic,-myrrh,-thyme-kill-B.-burgdorferi

Science daily says:

“The Bloomberg School researchers found that 10 of these, including oils from garlic cloves, myrrh trees, thyme leaves, cinnamon bark, allspice berries and cumin seeds, showed strong killing activity against dormant and slow-growing “persister” forms of the Lyme disease bacterium.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/12/181203115443.htm

Goodbye Lyme says: “The first essential oil study, done in 2017, tested 34 different oils and found three with high anti-persister activity in lab cultures. They were oregano, cinnamon, and clove oils. These oils showed even better activity against persistent Borrelia than daptomycin, even at low concentrations. The second study, done in 2018, followed up by testing an additional 35 essential oils and found five with high anti-persister activity in vitro (test tube or culture), again at low concentrations. They were garlic, cumin, allspice, palmarosa, myrrh, and spiked ginger lily(or Hedychium or Hydacheim).”

https://goodbyelyme.com/blog/eos_persistent_lyme/#_edn17

This is amother study

Antibiotics (Basel). 2018 Dec; 7(4): 89.Published online 2018 Oct 16. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics7040089PMCID: PMC6316231PMID: 30332754

Identification of Essential Oils with Strong Activity against Stationary Phase Borrelia burgdorferi

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Effect of 0.2% essential oils on the viability of stationary phase B. burgdorferi. A 7-day old B. burgdorferi stationary phase culture was treated with 0.2% (v/v) essential oils for seven days followed by staining with SYBR Green I/PI viability assay and fluorescence microscopy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6316231/figure/antibiotics-07-00089-f001/?report=objectonly

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Effect of 0.1% essential oils on the viability of stationary phase B. burgdorferi. A seven-day old B. burgdorferi stationary phase culture was treated with 0.1% (v/v) essential oils for seven days followed by staining with SYBR Green I/PI viability assay and fluorescence microscopy.

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Subculture of B. burgdorferi after treatment with essential oils. A B. burgdorferi stationary phase culture (seven-day old) was treated with the indicated essential oils at 0.1% (A) or 0.05% (B) for seven days followed by washing and resuspension in fresh BSK-H medium and subculture for 21 days. The viability of the subculture was examined by SYBR Green I/PI stain and fluorescence microscopy.

According to this article (see) lyme disease is associated with the following deficiencies

Magnesium, Zinc, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3 and probiotics.

Magnesium sources are

Green leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach and kale)
Fruit (figs, avocado, banana and raspberries)
Nuts and seeds.
Legumes (black beans, chickpeas and kidney beans)
Vegetables (peas, broccoli, cabbage, green beans, artichokes, asparagus, brussels sprouts)
Whole grains (brown rice and oats)
Raw cacao
Dark Chocolate
Baked beans
Chlorella powder

Zinc sources are

Legumes. Legumes like chickpeas, lentils and beans all contain substantial amounts of zinc. …
Seeds. …
Nuts. …
Dairy. …
Eggs. …
Whole Grains.

7. Some Vegetables

In general, fruits and vegetables are poor sources of zinc.

However, some vegetables contain reasonable amounts and can contribute to your daily needs, especially if you don’t eat meat.

Potatoes, both regular and sweet varieties, contain approximately 1 mg per large potato, which is 9% of the DV (33, 34).

Other vegetables like green beans and kale contain less, at around 3% of the DV per 100 grams (35, 36).

Although they don’t contain a lot of zinc, eating a diet rich in vegetables has been linked to a reduced risk of chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer (37Trusted Source, 38Trusted Source).

8. Dark Chocolate

Vegetables with the highest sources of vitamin C include:

Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.
Green and red peppers.
Spinach, cabbage, turnip greens, and other leafy greens.
Sweet and white potatoes.
Tomatoes and tomato juice.
Winter squash.
Besides that, many weeds are are rich in vitamin C,

Possible relief of complaints due to CBD oil

Although there is no clear scientific indication for the relieving effect of CBD, many users experience relief from complaints. For example:

5 Gigantic influences of CBD oil on Lyme disease

CBD oil could lower your muscle tension and provide relief from nervousness or stress.
There also seem to be indications that CBD oil can reduce pain complaints. You can use CBD oil in Lyme disease, but you can also add it to your daily diet as a completely natural dietary supplement.
CBD oil seems to play a positive role in bone growth and can have a bowel regulating effect.
It is also an antioxidant and can help your body fight against free radicals. People who regularly suffer from cold hands or suffer from mood swings during menstruation can also benefit from taking CBD oil.
CBD oil can help to combat this disease by combating the bacteria that come along with this disease. CBD oil has antibacterial properties. In addition, CBD can also stimulate the immune system, and balance the endocannabinoid system.

No research has been carried out into what effect CBD oil can have on Lyme disease, but it is known that it can fight bacteria, viruses, and fungi. You can find people online who have used CBD oil to battle Lyme disease with great success.

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How I Healed From Lyme Disease Naturally

Written byLindsay Wrinn, M.A.Share on:

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I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2006, when I was a freshman in high school. I had all of the symptoms—achy joints, intense fatigue, and bouts of memory loss and severe headaches. I spent about three months on antibiotics, even though my doctors promised that the Lyme would clear up after two weeks on the bright blue pills.

Instead, I got worse and my doctors became suspicious. Finally, they suggested that my symptoms were psychosomatic and that I needed a psychiatrist, not an MD.

Frustrated and feeling hopeless, I decided to speak with a natural health practitioner. After I began taking vitamins, switched to a mostly plant-based diet, and eliminated most toxins from my environment, I felt better than I had in a long time. Eventually, I began to heal.

Here are some steps I took to heal from Lyme disease.

1. Cut down on dairy, red meat, sugar, and caffeine.

I know…ouch. The key here is moderation. The bacteria that carry Lyme, spirochetes, feed off of sugar. As a result, I had to completely forgo desserts and minimize my intake of fruits. I stopped eating red meat unless it was organic and grass-fed, and even then only once in a while. Instead of drinking pasteurized supermarket milk, I switched to raw milk from local dairy farms. I also cut out coffee and drank more herbal, healing teas. Without excess sugar and toxic chemicals, the spirochetes didn’t have fuel and died off more easily.

2. I made friends with the mesclun mix.

When I first met with my nutritionist and created a plan to attack the Lyme, he gave me one order: “Eat an organic green salad every day.”

And so every afternoon, I ate a huge bowl of organic baby greens with sliced carrots and cucumbers, drizzled in olive oil. I was feeding my body with great fuel right during the time of day when my fatigue reached an all-time high. Remember, food is medicine. Feed your body with only the best, the cleanest, and the most nutritious food so that your body can do what it was meant to do: fight disease naturally.

3. I reduced foods that cause inflammation.

This is includes gluten and dairy products. With the exception of raw, local milk, I avoided all dairy. A major symptom of Lyme disease is achy limbs and joints, which trace back to inflammation. (Sidenote: to help with inflamed joints, turn to some herbal therapy).

4. I started taking vitamins.

When fighting an autoimmune disease, it is important to arm your body with the necessary tools so that your system is ready for battle. I took multiple vitamins with every meal, all Standard Process brand, including cat’s claw, vitamins C and B, venus flytrap, and many others. Both cat’s claw and venus flytrap, specifically, do wonders for chronic diseases. If you have difficult falling asleep, your melatonin levels might be low. Take a melatonin supplement so that your body can get all the rest it needs at night. (Of course, always check with your doctor or natural health practitioner before taking anything new).

Speaking of rest… This is not the time for taking up a new spin class or PTA responsibility.

5. I was compassionate toward my body.

Healing takes time and energy that your body may lack if it is too “busy.” Instead of a vigorous Vinyasa practice, switch out a few morning routines with Yin Yoga. Go to sleep an hour earlier than you normally do. Soak in a lavender-infused bath. Turn off all electronics at 7pm. Do not be afraid of saying no to events, meetings, and favors asked of you. This is the only body you have…treat it well, and it will return the favor.

Lyme disease is a very political illness, mostly because of the battle between the Infectious Disease Society of America and Lyme patients who still have the disease after 20 years (making it chronic, which the IDSA says is impossible). There is a slew of criticism over the relationship between the IDSA medical companies who create the antibiotics.

As a result, more and more patients are finding relief through the natural route. If you have been diagnosed with Lyme disease, or suspect that you have Lyme (the tests are ‘reliably inaccurate’), you should make an informed decision for your own health.

Some family members caught the disease early and, after taking antibiotics for two weeks, felt completely fine. However, a substantial number of Lyme disease patients are not so fortunate.

Before you take an herbal or medicinal supplement, or drastically alter your lifestyle, consult with a doctor or natural health practitioner. Find what method works for you and do not be afraid to try it (even if this means taking antibiotics while following the steps outlined above.)

Stay positive and focused on healing, and it will come. In the meantime, arm your body with the fuel it needs to rebuild.

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Lindsay Wrinn, M.A.A graduate of Fairfield University, Lindsay Wrinn, M.A., has a Masters in Secondary English Education and a Bachelors in English with concentrations in Education and Women’s Studies….

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September 10, 2019 Posted by Lori Geurin Health, Lyme Disease

One question I hear often is about how to fight Lyme disease naturally. So in this post, I’d like to share 21 strategies to help restore your health after Lyme. Antibiotics definitely have a role in treating tick-borne diseases. Yet, so many of us find ourselves embracing a holistic approach to healing.

Natural remedies are popular with Lyme patients because they’re gentler to the body. Plus, when you’re dealing with persistent borreliosis, natural treatments may be more effective when dealing with biofilms and cyst forms of Lyme bacteria.

But before I share the strategies, here’s a little about my Lyme experience.

Treatments, Appointments, And Physical Therapy

It was only a few years ago when I became so sick I had to quit my teaching job, working with children in Special Education. I had earned half my Master’s Degree in Special Education in Autism studies through the University Of Missouri.

Needless to say, it was a tough transition. I wanted to help people but was so sick all I could do was lie in bed, do my treatments, go to appointments and take supplements.

All the while my body continued wasting away, with my clothes hanging on my frame. My rapid decline from an active, healthy mom to four young children to barely being able to roll over in bed wasn’t easily accepted by this strong-willed girl.

Thankfully, with the love and support of my family, the care of my excellent Lyme literate doctors, appropriate treatments, physical therapy to offset muscle wasting, healthy foods, and many prayers have helped me grow stronger and improve.

Although I’m not ‘well’ yet, one day I hope and pray I will be.

It’s a slow healing process when you’re dealing with untreated Lyme. People reach out to me each week and ask what they can do to become healthier and heal from Lyme.

In response to that million-dollar question, below are 21 essential strategies you can use.

Strategies To Fight Lyme Disease Naturally

1. Eat anti-inflammatory foods.

Include plenty of vegetables, bone broth, organic meat, coconut, raw dairy, nuts and seeds. Many Lyme experts warn against eating fruit due to the high sugar content, but fruit is also high in antioxidants. Berries, lemons, limes, peaches, apples and kiwis are fairly low in sugar so use your own judgment here.

And avocados are high in fiber and healthy fats, so enjoy!

2. Address sleep issues.

This is vital when you’re dealing with Lyme. Many of us have insomnia. Others can sleep all day. Lyme can cause many to feel severe chronic fatigue so it’s important to get extra rest and make quality sleep a priority.

Check out Dr. Rawls’ Natural Solutions For Sleepless Nights and 16 Quick Tips To Help You Sleep Better Tonight for natural help with your sleep issues.

3. Eliminate toxins.

This is critical. There are thousands of chemicals in our world that have emerged over the past decade and factor into your health. If your body is loaded down with heavy metals, parasites, mold, candida and environmental toxins healing is much more difficult.

Plus, toxins disrupt your immune system.

It’s healthy to think of detoxing as an integral part of your daily life. Not just something you do once or twice a year.

Here are15 Simple Strategies To Detox Naturally that can help.

4. Deal with your emotions.

Managing emotional stress in your life is so important. I’ve discovered journaling helps with this. You might also want to start a blog and write about your experiences. Writing can be therapeutic!

Or you might find that talking things out with a friend helps process the range of emotions you’re feeling.

Recently I learned about the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or tapping. The benefits of EFT are impressive. It has ties to Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture and may help lower cortisol levels.

When I first checked it out I thought it was kinda weird. But it works and now I do it all the time.

5. Supplement your diet.

Consider taking high-quality supplements that are uniquely helpful for Lyme disease patients. Some basics to start with can include Magnesium, D-3, B-Complex, Turmeric, CoQ10, and adaptogens such as Ashwagandha.

6. Sweat in a sauna.

Done correctly, it can rid the body of toxins and raise body temperature. Borreliosis bacteria detest high temperatures so this is a win for anyone with Lyme.

But please use caution. Don’t overdo it! I learned this the hard way and it’s not pleasant.

After researching portable far infrared saunas for a couple of years, my sweet husband bought me this one for Christmas and it works great!

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7. Move a little every day.

Yoga and Pilates are excellent, but not for everyone. The idea is to do something you enjoy. I also love taking walks and breathing in the fresh air and do this when I can.

If you’re stuck inside try some slow, gentle stretches or resistance training. And if you can do more and your doctor says it’s okay, then go for it!

8. Avoid processed junk food, sugar and gluten.

Our bodies aren’t designed to handle ~~all~~ any of the chemicals in processed food. And, because Lyme is an inflammatory condition it’s best to avoid sugar and gluten. Many people also find it helpful to avoid dairy.

9. Try grounding.

Earthing, or grounding, is having direct contact with the Earth’s surface with your bare feet. In essence, going barefoot.

The grass, dirt, sand at the beach and even unpainted concrete serve as conductive surfaces. You can also buy earthing mats and sheets for your bed.

According to Dr. Stephen Sinatra, earthing can reverse inflammation in the body. He recommends earthing 40 minutes daily. You can learn more about earthing in What Is Earthing Or Grounding?

10. Get plenty of sunshine.

Experts recommend exposing your legs and arms to the sun for 10 to 15 minutes per day. And this is without sunscreen protection. Getting this sun exposure causes the body to produce Vitamin D naturally.

11. Smile and laugh.

Whether you like watching crazy cat videos on YouTube or the latest episode of your favorite T.V. sitcom, smiling and laughing does a body good!

You can check out some of the benefits of smiling here in 6 Unexpected Benefits Of Smiling: Enhance Your Face Value

12. Drink lemon water.

Lemons are full of Vitamin C, which is great for the immune system.

For more on the benefits of lemon water, you may want to read the 9 Surprising Benefits Of Lemon Water.

13. Buy a water filter.

Removing harmful impurities from your drinking water is an important part of keeping toxins out.

14. Protect against EMFs.

Exposure to EMFs, or electromagnetic fields, are especially damaging to those of us with chronic illnesses. And, unfortunately, they’re everywhere.

Computers, hairdryers, refrigerators, vacuums, irons, cell phones, WiFi, fax machines and much more are the culprits. Here are some tips to protect yourself from EMFs.

15. Get a blue light filter app and glasses.

I used to use the Twilight app (for Android) to block blue light. But I recently discovered that you can go into your phone’s settings and set the blue light filter. This is available for both Android and iPhone.

You can also purchase blue light-filtering glasses if you work on a laptop computer. Or you can set your computer’s blue light filter settings. I work from a Chromebook and set my blue light filter to turn on from sunset to sunrise, the same as my Android phone.

16. Consider taking an herbal protocol.

There are several of these available. I took Dr. Lee Cowden’s Lyme protocol for 9 months and it helped me more than a year of antibiotics. It’s available at Nutramedix. Others include Dr. Rawls and Byron White.

Please keep in mind, each case is different. So be sure to ask your LLMD what treatment course they recommend for you.

17. Don’t do coffee enemas.

Actually this is an edit of mine. Enema’s ruin the intestinal balance of bacteria. But this is what the author says:

I know, TMI…but this is definitely worth looking into. You can learn more here: 5 Reasons To Try Coffee Enemas.

18. Take probiotics and eat probiotic-rich foods.

These include kefir, yogurt and fermented vegetables and kombucha. Healing the gut is important to rebuild your immunity. And probiotics and prebiotics are key.

19. Take organic whole leaf Stevia extract.

A recent study showed Stevia leaf extract killed Lyme bacteria better than antibiotics in a test tube. (1) Keep in mind that even though this shows promise, it was in a test tube. As far as I know, there have not been any human trials done.

That said, if you’re planning to try treating Lyme with Stevia please take it slow to prevent a potential herx! According to JennasLymeBlog,

“The recommended dose of organic whole leaf stevia is 20 drops two times per day.”

But, I started with less than half the recommended dose and herxed so please use caution! You should never start out at this dosage. Start very small, with a couple of drops per day. Titrate up very gradually. If you experience any die-off reactions then back down to a lower dosage.

*Since writing this post I’ve read that Stevia is not effective for killing Lyme in humans so you may want to do further research on this and decide whether it’s worth your time. As for me, I like the taste in my coffee and continue taking the organic whole leaf stevia every day.

20. Take warm Epsom salt baths.

I never used to take time for a bath. I was more of a shower type of girl. But my life post-Lyme has been full of hot, Epsom salt baths. Why? Because the salts really help to soothe the pain in my joints and muscles. The warm water is relaxing. And I get to catch up on my reading on the Kindle app.

Plus, the warm water is great for providing a natural detox, if you sweat that is.Just make sure not to make the bath too hot or it could cause you to herx, which is never pleasant and could be dangerous.

21. Use essential oils.

Make sure you buy high-quality, therapeutic-grade oils. There are different brands and price points. I have several go-to oils for my Lyme symptoms. Some of my favorites are:

peppermint for headaches, chronic fatigue, nausea and infections
lemon in my water and for air purification
lavender to help me sleep
ginger for nausea
oregano to kill Lyme borrelia bacteria
cinnamon bark as an anti-inflammatory

I used to spend more money on my essential oils until I discovered a high-quality, therapeutic brand that I love. You can purchase a set of 8 on Amazon for $16 from a brand I love – Art Naturals.

More Information About Lyme

Several years ago I had many unexplained symptoms and none of the doctors could figure out what was wrong with me.

I was desperate for answers. I spent many hours researching on my own, working to figure out what was causing all of my health problems.

Thankfully, I was eventually tested for Lyme and co-infections and diagnosed with Lyme and tularemia. Yet, so many people are still searching and wondering why they’re suffering from the symptoms above.

Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, autoimmune conditions or chronic fatigue syndrome – as I was at first.

But, like me, you wonder, what is causing all of this? Why am I in pain and exhausted all the time?

I created a Lyme resource to help answer your questions. The guide gives you:

more details about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases
valuable information on diagnosis and testing
where to find financial help for Lyme patients
Lyme and tick-borne disease prevention tips
instructions for how to properly remove a tick
and more…

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Why this woman turned to her garden to treat her son’s Lyme disease

Courtesy of Sean PignatelloLauren Pignatello gathers mushrooms for a tonic. Mushrooms fall under the realm of herbs, which are being celebrated in June at Herban Herb Fest, a new Portland event she is spearheading.By Kathleen Pierce, BDN Staff • May 12, 2016 12:03 pm
Updated: May 12, 2016 3:55 pm

When Lauren Pignatello’s young son Royal was diagnosed with Lyme disease five years ago, she didn’t rush to put him on antibiotics. The Whitefield cheesemaker and herbalist turned away from doctors and toward her garden. Believing in the power of certain herbs such as teasel and solomon seal root to heal the body naturally instead of Western medicine’s “full-on warfare,” she created tinctures and administered them to her 5-year-old in homeopathic doses.

“Teasel is a very intuitive plant. It helps muscularly contract the system to release the spirochete (spiral-shaped bacterium),” which enters the body after a bite from an infected deer tick, she said.

His arthritic symptoms disappeared within weeks, Pignatello said.

Herbal remedies such as the use of teasel to treat Lyme disease fall outside the norms of conventional medicine. Although there is no medical evidence or studies to support the use and effectivity of the treatment, Pignatello stands by its use, having seen how it helped her son. She references the book “Healing Lyme” by Stephen Harrod Buhner, which examines natural strategies.

“When you get a bite from a tick who has Lyme disease, it affects everyone differently. It might give you a fever or make you achy. After a while it retreats from the blood and goes into tissues. If it stays longer, it creeps into organs and then bone marrow,” the owner of Swallowtail Farm and Creamery said.

These anti-inflammatory herbs that grow wild in Maine did the trick.

“Teasel helps the body take care of itself. It brings the bacteria back out into the bloodstream. It’s known as a kidney plant. Through the kidney it deposits the spirochete,” she explained, which is then whisked out of the body naturally.

Pignatello will go deeper into these benefits in June at Herban Herb Fest. Held in her new Portland Milk and Honey Cafe and soon to be apothecary in East Bayside, the June 18-19 festival celebrates “herbs, weeds and flowers and all things green,” over two days.

She floated the idea for an herb fest and it caught fire fast.

“Classes filled in two days, and the marketplace is growing with so many that want to sell their wares,” she said.

Topics include cooking with herbs for daily use taught by chef Frank Giglio, fire cider 101, and herbs for natural beauty. There also will be herb walks and discussions on using herbs for a peaceful pregnancy. The keynote Saturday is wild forager Arthur Haines of western Maine.

The popularity of chaga, a medicinal mushroom believed to help treat everything from the flu to cancer, is leading the resurgence of homeopathic remedies. At the same time, herbalism, the science and study of plants, is getting rediscovered in this do-it-yourself age.

“There is so much attention now. There is a reality show on ginseng. More and more people realize your basic herbs are easy to grow,” said Pignatello, who became interested in herbs as a teenager and has been a consultant for 15 years.

The movement is further buttressed by “farming and the local food movement and the small local agricultural scene. Everyone wants to go to farmers market and learn about sustainable living. There is a lot of attention to foraging,” said Pignatello, who encourages people to get their hands dirty and start small by planting in containers.

“Embrace it on all levels. It can be as simple as red raspberry leaves or chamomile tea. How wonderful to grow your own tea?”

Tickets for Herban Herb Fest are $21 to $36 and can be purchased on Pignatello’s website, swallowtailfarm.

https://bangordailynews.com/2016/05/12/homestead/why-this-woman-turned-to-her-garden-to-treat-her-sons-lyme-disease/

Liver Support And Lyme Disease Treatment

As chronic Lyme disease patients we talk a lot about detox strategies. There are many ways to detox the liver, but one way is by supporting the liver with supplements. The liver is the largest internal organ, which is no surprise because it does a lot to keep us healthy. In addition to removing toxins from the blood, it has over 250 functions.

Those of us with Lyme disease know we need to pay extra attention to our liver function due to strong medications and die-off from treatment, both of which affect the liver. When our liver is stressed we can feel it, like when die off happens faster than our liver can process and dead bacteria get recirculated into the blood (know as a Herxheimer reaction). It shows up as an intensification of Lyme disease symptoms, such as headaches, joint pain, fatigue, skin issues, and digestion problems—all signs of a buildup of toxins. Fortunately, there is help in the form of these nine supplements.

Supplements To Aid Liver Function

1) Vitamins C, E & B

All essential vitamins and minerals support liver health, but these three in particular are standouts when it comes to detox. Vitamins C and E are strong antioxidants and help neutralize free radicals to reverse oxidative stress in the liver. It is suspected that Vitamin E can help rebuild damaged liver cells. The B vitamins help the liver break down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates for easier digestion. Like vitamin E, B12 also aids in liver regeneration. You can get these vitamins from food or supplements, but if you’re using only food sources make sure your dosing is sufficient.

2)Milk Thistle

The active ingredient in this flowering herb is silymarin, a potent flavonoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Perhaps the best-known liver supplement on the market, the benefits of milk thistle were enough to make the mainstream medical community take notice. This has led to significant research surrounding milk thistle and the liver. Studies show varied results, but a recent paper showed silymarin reduced inflammatory cytokines and protected the liver from damage in mice. It also has regenerative properties.

3)Dandelion Root

Dandelion root is a natural diuretic and laxative, which means it helps move fluids and waste through the body. The more we urinate and move our bowels, the more we rid our bodies of toxins. This decreases the liver’s burden. The root of the dandelion is also believed to help clean the liver and gallbladder of toxins. This supplement often comes in a detox tea but can also be taken in a capsule.

4) Burpleurum

This herb, used in traditional Chinese medicine, is an anti-viral. Common latent viruses, such as herpes and Epstein- Barr (EBV) are very taxing to the liver and this herb may help to reduce our viral load. Like other potent herbs, it also aids in detoxification. Studies suggest that it may even help to prevent liver cancer in those with cirrhosis. Because this herb is so powerful, it’s best to check with your health care provider before starting a regimen.

5) Schisandra

The medicinal part of the schisandra plant is the bright red berry. The schisandra berry aids in the production of glutathione by stimulating liver enzymes. Glutathione is perhaps the most powerful antioxidant in the body, thus reducing free radicals and cleansing the blood.

6) Chlorella

Chlorella is a single-celled algae that is a detoxifying powerhouse. In the digestive tract, chlorella binds to heavy metals and other toxins and carries them out of the body. Unlike other binders, such as activated charcoal and bentonite clay, it doesn’t also remove healthy minerals from the body. Chlorella has the added benefit of supporting the immune system.

8) Phosphatidylcholine

Every single cell has phosphatidylcholine in the membrane. As we age, the level of phosphatidylcholine decreases and is associated with liver damage and also some brain conditions. Studies have shown replacing phosphatidylcholine through supplementation improves liver enzymes and decrease symptoms in those with hepatitis, fatty liver disease, and liver damage from alcohol abuse. Even those without a serious liver disorder will see benefits from phosphatidylcholine.

9) Turmeric Extract

This spice known for its anti-inflammatory properties is one of the best things you can take for your liver. The active ingredient, curcumin, prevents the build-up of toxins in the body. Taking a turmeric is usually safe, which makes it a great option for those who can’t take other anti-inflammatory medications.

Many liver supplements on the market use blend of these key ingredients, so check labels to avoid overlap. Talk to your doctor about which liver supplements best fit your needs during Lyme disease treatment. Support your liver today and feel better tomorrow.

This article was first published on ProHealth.com on July 31, 2018 and was updated on July 05, 2019

Kerry J. Heckman is a freelance writer and therapist based in Seattle. She authors a wellness & lifestyle blog called Words Heal [kerryjheckman.com] and writes about health, chronic illness, and travel. You can also follow her healing journey on Twitter [@kerryjheckman] and Instagram [@kerryjheckman]. https://www.prohealth.com/library/nine-supplements-support-liver-function-lyme-disease-84304

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Top seven safe, effective natural antibiotics

Morphological and biochemical features of Borrelia burgdorferi pleomorphic forms

Neuro-Lyme Disease: MR Imaging Finding

Nature has made sure that for every discomfort there is an herb which can serve as medicine or remedy. One herb that can help recover from Lyme disease is teasel.
Teasel has received a tidal wave of interest in the treatment of Lyme disease through Matthew Wood’s book The Book of Herbal Wisdom, which praises the use of Teasel.
Teasel (Xu Duan) has been used for some time in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has the meaning: ‘repair what is broken or broken’ 💛
Read more about this special plant and its functioning on our website ➡ http://www.sohf.nl/nieuws/het-kruid-dat-opwassen-tegen-lyme

Lyme Disease Information

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates approximately 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually, while some research institutions believe the number is much higher, around 400,000. It’s the most common vector-borne disease in the United States.

Lyme is contracted when we are bitten by a blacklegged tick that’s infected with the spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. While a bullseye rash may appear, many never develop this telltale sign. Lyme disease is now found in all fifty states, according to this study. Deer are the main medium for the spread of Borrelia burgdorferi because their blood is food for ticks. However, mice can also harbor the spirochete and are known to increase Lyme cases in areas with elevated mouse populations.

If left untreated, Lyme disease can cause a host of issues. Individuals with late stage or post treatment Lyme disease may experience severe joint and muscular pain, sensitivity to light and sound, cognitive impairment, chronic fatigue, migraines, and heart or breathing problems.

Prevention is key. But if you have a Lyme diagnosis and the antibiotic protocol was unsuccessful, natural options are available to help with this disease.

Wild Teasel(Dipsacus sylvestris/ fullonum)

Teasel is one of the best herbs you can use for Chronic Lyme Disease. Since spirochaetes bore into human tissue and then seal themselves with biofilm to create a barrier against antibiotics, the disease can become increasingly difficult to treat.

While teasel isn’t an antibiotic, it acts as a powerful agent to flush the bacteria into the bloodstream so that antibiotics can more easily target the infection. When dealing with Chronic Lyme Disease or in situations where the antibiotic protocol wasn’t effective, adding teasel into your treatment regime can make a tremendous difference. However, it may still take up to six months or longer to clear the infection.

It’s important to be very careful with internal dosing of teasel in the case of Lyme disease. If you begin with too high of a dose it can cause a Jarisch-Herxheimer (“herx”) reaction. This is when cytokines are released as the Lyme bacteria die, which may make you feel worse before feeling better.

The standard protocol is: For the first day, take one drop in the morning. On the second day, increase the dose to one drop in the morning and one in the evening. On the third day, take one drop in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Proceed to increase the dosage by one drop each day until you reach the maximum of 9 drops/day (three in the morning, three in the afternoon, and three in the evening).

Teasel is also an outstanding Lyme preventative. I take a dropperful 2x/day when I’m in a known Lyme region. Teasel helps to keep the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochaetes from burrowing into my tissues and causing an infection.

https://www.nicoleapelian.com/blog/struggling-with-lyme-disease-wild-teasel-may-help/

1. tea from the leaf

Use and function
Due to the European legislation on health claims we are not allowed to give complete information about the application and functioning of this valuable herbal product. If you still want to receive information about this, we advise you to contact us.

The dried leaves of the annual rosette of the teasel can be prepared as tea. This tea can be used as a replenishment to the tea or the tincture of the root of the teasel. The taste is very bitter.

100% natural product, completely non-toxic.
strengthens resistance
strong cleansing.
supports detoxification organs
strongly stimulates the metabolism which helps with the body’s own detoxification.

Leaf tea is traditionally also used for:

skin cleansing
eye wash

Dosage and preparation
A few leaves (± teaspoon of dried leaves) for a cup of tea. Put boiling water on the dried leaf, leave for 5 to 10 minutes, do not boil. A cup of tea three or four times a day.

The tea can be used to intensify the tincture by adding the tincture to the tea.

In general: the stronger the symptoms, the lower the dose. In the case of strong complaints, lower the dose at first and then increase to prevent the release of very many waste materials at once.

Composition and origin
Carefully dried leaves of the teasel rosette (Dipsacus fullonum). Originating from organic cultivation in the Netherlands and is organic certified with bio-label: NL-BIO-01 Skal026872.
Content: 50 gr.

Teaselleaf is not a medicine but a herbal preparation.

This product information doesn’t replace the advice of a doctor or therapist.

For all other questions consult your therapist or contact us.

T2. tea from the root

Tea from the root can be used as a substitute for the tincture (for example in case of hypersensitivity to alcohol). The tea is also suitable as a variety or as a supplement to the tincture.

Although the tincture has a stronger effect than the tea, the tea can also be used for the same purpose. The tea has a milder effect.

is a 100% natural product, completely non-toxic
strengthens the resistance
strong cleansing
supports detoxification organs

– 1th week 1 cup of teasel root tea per day.

– 2nd week 2 cups of teasel root tea per day.

– 3rd week and the following weeks 3 cups of teasel root tea per day.

For 1 cup of tea, about 1 teaspoon of dried carnelian root is needed. Preparation: bring water with the dried carrot to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes on a very low heat. Then remove from the heat source and extract for a minimum of 10 minutes.

The effect of a cup of tea can possibly be intensified over time by adding a small amount of tincture.

In general: the stronger the symptoms, the lower the dose. In case of severe complaints, a low dose is first taken to prevent the release of very many waste materials at once. Because, in any case, waste is always released (even with a low dose), it is advisable to drink a lot of water during the treatment and also use detoxifiers and excipients.

Composition and origin
Pure, dried teasel root (Radix Dipsaci).
Originating from organic cultivation in the Netherlands and is organic certified with bio-label: NL-BIO-01 Skal026872. Content: 100 gr.

Teasel root is not a medicine but a herbal preparation.

Do not exceed the recommended maximum daily dose. A dietary supplement should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

Keep tightly closed,keep at room temperature and keep out of reach of children.

https://www.teaselshop.com/c-2283855/dosage-and-use/

Teasels (Dipsacus spp.) are a prodigiously spiny Old World genus of flowering plant that can grow six or more feet high. On first glance, the teasel might be confused with the thistle, another tall, prickly non-native often found growing in sunny, disturbed areas

Teasel: Our Prickly Relationship

Teasel

The teasel has a very large head and a small flower. The teasel flower also has sharp bracts (pointy, prickly leaves). Bracts are typically found between the leaves and the flower, but in teasels the bracts are found within the flower and above the flower.

The head forms a cone shape with bracts protruding from it.

Teasels grow between 2′ and 6′ tall.
The teasel has a series of elongated sharp bracts that grow upward from the base of the flower head.

The leaves grow tightly around the stem to form a cuplike shape that can hold water.

A teasel seed doesn’t have a pappus and produces a simple seed.
Some teasels are perennial (grow year after year) and others are biennial. Biennials take two years to grow from seed to flower, produce seeds and then die.

Thistle

A thistle has a flower head on top and the bracts under the flower head. Directly below the flower head, you can find a few longer bracts sticking out.

Unlike the teasel that has spiny bracts within the flower, a thistle flower is free of bracts.
The thistle seed has a feather-like pappus (similar to dandelions) that enables the seed to be lifted by the wind and transported so it can spread.

Some thistles grow between 2″ and 8″ tall while others, like tall thistles, grow between 3′ and 8′ tall.
Depending on the variety, a thistle life cycle is either perennial or biennial.

Teasel Impact and Threat

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Field Guide lists teasel as an invasive and noxious weed in New Mexico.

Teasel is aggressive and crowds out native and other desirable plants. This impacts the animals’ ability to forage and forces them to relocate in search of food.
The plant taproot during early growth reaches two feet deep. This makes uprooting the plant by hand difficult.
Teasel grows from seed dispersion and one plant produces 2,000 seeds each year (2-year life span). This makes teasel prolific and invasive.

https://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Teasel

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The Scentses method:

It’s the immune system that will have to beat the lyme disease, and that can be strengthened with the herb rotation system, and all the other diet and care measures as described in the e4dc.

The e4dc already contains many of the elements considered beneficial in the battle against lyme, like water kefir, omega 3, nuts and seeds. And the herb rotation system for tea and deodorant is helpful in keeping other conditions caused by harmful bacteria at bay.

What we do is treat the wound immediately with essential oils that are shown to kill Borrelia both in vitro and in vivo. These are put in a base of grapeseed oil. Not too string, or you will get chemical burns from the essential oils. Also add all the herbs that have shown to work against borrelia to deodorant.

So as deodorant, with 1 or two drops essential oil, diluted in 50 ml carrier oil: Sunday cumin seed oil , Monday myrrh oil , Tuesday Oregano oil, Wednesday Wintergreen , Thursday Citronella and Spiked Ginger Lily , Friday cinnamon and Frankincense oil and Saturday Clove oil.

This was started June 26 2019, as that was when the tick bite was seen and Erithema Migrans began.

Head ache symptoms started weakly September 2019, but the link to lyme was not seen by the patient and he did not tell me until March/

Starting Tuesday March 10 2020 I started adding as many of the persister Borrelia killer oils to the deodorant as possible: Sunday cumin seed oil , Monday myrrh oil , Tuesday Oregano herb and Palmarosa oil, Wednesday Wintergreen , Thursday Citronella and Thyme , Friday Cinnamon and Frankincense oil and Saturday Clove oil.

In addition a single drop of persister stationary Borrelia killing essential oil, or herb if the oil is too strong, is put under the tongue before bedtime. So Sunday Cumin herb, Monday a piece of Garlic, Tuesday Oregano herb, Wednesday Allspice herb, Thursday Thyme herb, Friday cinnamon herb and Saturday clove herb

How to determine whether you can put the essential oil under your tongue?

Based on scientific research, the essential oils of palmarosa, citronella, lemongrass and vetiver are considered safe for human consumption at low concentrations.

Many essential oils (EOs) have anticonvulsant activity and might benefit people with epilepsy. Lemongrass, lavender, clove, dill, and other EOs containing constituents such as asarone, carvone, citral, eugenol, or linalool are good candidates for evaluation as antiepileptic drugs.

Not suitable for putting under tongue as essential oil: Wintergreen , Oregano, Garlic, Myrrh, Palma rosa, Citronella, Lemongrass, Vetiver

Other essential oils that should not be taken internally because they have convulsant effects and may trigger seizures in both epileptic and healthy individuals. Internal use of EOs like sage, hyssop, rosemary, camphor, pennyroyal, eucalyptus, cedar, thuja, and fennel can cause epileptic seizures because they contain thujone, 1,8-cineole, camphor, or pinocamphone, which have been identified as convulsive agents.

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https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2019/6216745/

The e4dc anti cold oil gives relief to lyme related headaches, neck pains ( Maningitis) and pain in the heart area (Carditis). So that is applied topically on chest, back and head every evening before bedtime and every morning before breakfast. The recipe is :

equal amounts of essential oil, one to seven drops depending on how much you want to make and strong you want to make it: peppermint, red thyme, benzoin, myrtle, juniper, myrrh, hyssop, niaouli, tea tree, chamomile, helicrysum, kayput. Base oils, equal amounts (for example 100 ml each) Sweet Almond oil, grape seed oil and marigold macarate.

I made a second mix for pain relief for his knee as an alternative for thieves oil without Eucalyptus: essential oils of Myrrh, Lemon, Frankincense, Citronella, Thyme, Peppermint, Oregano, Clove, Cinnamon, Sage , Rosemary in Grapeseed oil. Applied the evening of Saturday March 7 on chest and back and head before dinner. Put in a pump dispenser and keep with him at night to apply where there is pain.

We put this on chest and back before bedtime Thursday March 5 2020, and Friday March 6 was the first time in months with less chest pain. Reapplied in the morning and evening of Friday March 5 and Saturday March 7, and every evening and morning since then.

Dinner Saturday March 7, Soup of garlic and lentils,

Sunday March 8 he could move his head freely again, and reach his chest with his chin. .He put a drop of thieves oil under the tongue before bedtime. The recipe of thieves oil is equal amounts of the essential oils of cinnamon, eucalyptus radiata, clove, lemon and rosemary.

His head turned red and he said it felt like 1000 sticks of gum. I tried some too and it didn’t taste nearly as strong to me.. Also the dark bags under his eyes returned which had gone since the first time March 6, the day after we applied the anti cold oil.

He slept well and the next day the bags under his eyes were gone.

Monday March 9 as every day, we just did the anti cold oil in the morning and evening and dispensed garlic oil, and he ate a raw garlic clove.

Tuesday March 10 one drop of palma rosa under the tongue.

Wednesday March 11 Allspice berry under tongue, Propolis spray, Thyme leaves under tongue.

Plan for Thursday March 12 Starting Cat’s Claw tincture
150 lb adult: 1 teaspoon 3x daily
100 lb adult: 2/3 teaspoon 3x daily
60 lb child: 1/3 teaspoon 3x daily
30 lb child: 1/5 teaspoon 3x daily

But when Thursday March 12 came, before we started the Cat’s claw, another problem cropped up: the headache was worse than ever and he had a bump on the head, left side near the neck. I looked up what it could be, and he had all the symptoms of Encephalitis, a common side effect of lyme disease.

I listened to John Bergman on Encephalitis, and he says that it’s a symptom, not a disease, and you should be focused on healing the underlying cause of the encephelitis, not on repressing the symptoms.

So I looked up which herbs should be avoided when people have encephilitis, and which are good, and we continued with the anti lyme disease protocol for today.

Frankincense comes out as the champion against brain inflammation each time, so he put a drop under his tongue again. And he started the Cat’s claw. he put it in his tea )the tea we drink Thursdays has a flower theme: lavender, rose, goldenseal) , and he added chiorella to that and 30 drops (or a teaspoon) of Cat’s claw tincture.

He did this two more times spread out over the day, the third time with water kefir.

In the evening the fever was higher and he had bags under his eyes. I was really worried, and prayed with two friends to our Heavenly for healing. in Yeshua’s name.

The next day, Friday March 13 the fever was gone, the chest pain as good as gone, the headache gone for the first time in months!

The lump at the side of his head was still painful though, so I researched arnica, but that is a little problematic for encephalitis. So back to our trusted Frankincense under the tongue and on the lump, , and on with the Cat’s claw.

Saturday March 14 palma rosa diluted in grapeseed oil on lump. Cut the grass.

Sunday March 15 the lump was smaller. So we put undiluted palma rosa on it tired though and a little bit bags under eyes. Not the big ones from before. Frankincense under tongue.

Monday March 16 2020 the lump is as good as gone, as is the head ache and the chest pain. Piece of Myrhh under tongue in the morning. Palma rosa under tongue in the evening. Tired of Cat’s claw, tasted bitter to him now, whereas it tasted good before.

Tuesday March 17th Frankincense under tongue

Wednesday March 18: Frankincense under tongue.

Thursday March 19: Put thyme herb under tongue, heart palpitations , light headedness. I looked up what is good for heart palpatations, and found Hawthorn. We don’t have that, so I put some Mistletoe in the teas, since that regulates heartbeat as well. he had no more heart palpatations since.

Friday March 20 He feels well Palma rosa under tongue and tried some spiked ginger lily on skin

Saturday March 21 Palma rosa under tongue, feels fine

Sunday March 22 cumin herb under tongue, feels fine. Cumin, garlic and tumeric rich meal, felt strange, took some chlorella, slept badly.

Monday March 23 Put piece of myrhh under tongue, felt really bad, head ache, heart palpatations, myrhh should not be ingested. Felt better after chorella and cat’s claw mixture.

Tuesday March 24- Wednesday April 1 Thyme does not feel good, nor rosemary, nor myrrh.

What does feel good:

For heart May Chang

For head Frankincense and Palma rosa.

Plan for April 2: Make a mix of all oils that feel good: Palma Rosa, Frankincense, Chamomile,

Make cold oil again and leave out all the oils that can cause headaches. anti cold oil

and also leave out oils that are reacted to badly:

juniper, niaouli, , chamomile, helicrysum, kayput. Base oils, equal amounts (for example 100 ml each) Sweet Almond oil, grape seed oil and marigold macarate.

Leave out: red thyme, Peppermint, benzoin, myrtle, hyssop,tea tree, myrrh,

Do the same with anti pain oil.

I made a second mix for pain relief for his knee as an alternative for thieves oil without Eucalyptus: Lemon, Frankincense, Sage

Leave out Citronella, Thyme, Myrrh,Clove, (the second time I had no Sage and used Ravintsara, which is different from Ravensara), Peppermint, (not good for people with copd), Oregano (may have headache as a side effect), Cinnamon,

Also watch out with: camphor, clove, lavender, eucalyptus, thyme, tea tree, and wintergreen oils,

Be careful with essential oils in general.

May 9 2020: for over a month we settled in a routine of beginning with a teaspoon of cat’s claw in a cup of water and a quarter teaspoon of chiorella.

Besides , every morning and evening , he puts essential oil of may change mixed in a base oil of grapeseed on his back and chest for his heart, Frankinsence in Grapeseed on his head and Palma Rosa in Grapeseed on his head as well.

We eat and drink according to the e4dc, picking salads from the garden and the teas as well. All elements are needed, or the headaches and chest pain are so bad he wakes up from them. But when he does keep this schedule, he can almost function normally. He used to have to pace himself to keep his heart from racing, but that is less of problem now too.

June 18th 2020 Still same routine, with cat’s claw and kefir in the morning. Still May Chang on chest and back in the mornings right after getting up and evenings before bed, and now put Myrrh and Helicrysum and Ashwaganda powder in with the Frankinsence and Palma Rosa . Head ache is now 1 percent of what it was, and no more pain with bending over. Skipping any of these steps means the symptoms (chestpain, head ache,brain fog) return in full force.

October 20 2020

Still same routine, with cat’s claw and kefir in the morning.Frankinscence on head and May Chang on chest and back in the mornings right after getting up and evenings before bed. Begin with the Frankincense since that helps with the headaches and the visceral pain.

A break through yesterday in the evening gave tea from olive leaf (5 leaves), chamomile matrica and hawthorne, and while he was up very early handling a crisis, (the storm had pulled down bamboo that fell on the internet cable, which he restored,) and even after all if this activity, he has no bags under his eyes, which normally they are black and reach to the corners of his mouth when he has exerted himself!

This came by on you tube, and confirmed we made the right choice in how we treat this disease.

Testamonies of people who healed from lyme disease

Posted 5/3/2017 10:44 PM (GMT -7)”Water kefir cured my son completely of Lyme Disease. But the herx reaction was terrible and frightening. We thought he was going to die honestly. He was 10 years old at the time. He had been suffering with Lyme for about 6 months after being bitten by a tick and getting the rash. He suffered a lot-some days not being able to even stand or walk. He had pain all the time. Our whole family had started drinking water kefir not even thinking it would have any effect on Lyme disease. We were just trying to be healthy. My son had been drinking water kefir about 3 weeks when the reaction happened. He suddenly started feeling extremely ill, running fever of 104, uncontrollable shaking/freezing while running high temp. His joints-especially legs became so painful and stiff we had to carry him to bed. He was screaming uncontrollably in pain. He told us he was going to die and started saying his goodbyes to his younger siblings. He then began rambling incoherently. We had no choice but to rush him to childrens’ hospital. But on the way, he began vomiting profusely. When he was done vomiting he became completely normal instantly. It was as if all the Lyme had been vomited up. He was exhausted and wanted to sleep. We kept him awake for a couple hours but he was totally normal and felt good-just exhausted. The next morning was like a new life for him. He was completely pain free, refreshed and so happy. That was 5 years ago and he has never had any return or symptoms of the Lyme since then. It is a miracle.”

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=2886216

20201121 Still doing the same routine.This afternoon he took a tea spoon of Cayenne in his tea and started herxing quickly afterward, and when it was over, he looked better than he has in a while.

20210106

We are now at the stage of post treatment lyme disease,

The symptoms include skeletal pain, for which CBD oil gives some relief. (2,5 percent, put on left sheen).

Skeletal pain: Post treatment lyme disease syndrom ; Chronic lyme disease; fatigue. Thyroid disease, auto immune, rheumatroid arthritis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD5h5W5H5dE

20210802 We have been told by an osteopathic dietitian that artemisia annua works against lyme disease, but that you should not take it the same days you take cat’s claw. So now we have incorperated it in our herb rotation schedule , mixing it in with our Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday teas, while we keep taking cat’s claw on Friday Saturday , Sunday and Monday in the Kefir, along with the chiorella.

Other measures we are still taking: the frankinscence in grapeseed oil on the head a,d Maychang on the chest every morning and the anti lyme herbs in the deodorants. This keeps the pain pretty much in check. Still not gone, nut functioning more or less normally is possible.

https://www.globallymealliance.org/blog/feed-body-fight-lyme

From about september 15th 2021 switched to the anti cold oil for the head and manuka oil for the chest because of headaches, perhaps from using Frankinscence too long. It worked, the headaches stopped.

20210929

Pain in muscles of arms and hands.

I looked up if something could be done with food, and indeed:

What foods make Lyme disease worse?The ‘red flag’ foods that feed inflammation and Lyme are gluten, dairy, and sugar. Many of us have experimented with various gluten-free, dairy-free or other diets.

20220226 January 5 2022 Wim weighed himself and noticed he weighed 105 kilo’s. He had lost 20 kilo’s . How did that happen? From October 2021 he started doing the groceries on his bike, and from November he started chopping wood for the furnaces, which was heavy duty daily physical activity. Since he had lost weight, he started dieting in January, using different methods. He lost another 15 kilo’s and is around 90 kilo’s. In december 2021 he still had pains everywhere, all his organs , his head and heart.

What helped his heart was taking 15 grams of garlic in a spoon. He minced it very finely, let it sit for 20 minutes, then swallowed it like a pill.

The first time he did that was February 16 2022. 20 minutes after he did that he felt a rush in his heart and after that the heart pain from the myocarditis was gone.

Since then he takes 10 mg of garlic a day in the same way as the 15 grams the first time: minced, let it stand for twenty minutes, swallow it like a pill in three parts without chewing or sucking.

Now he has days with no pain. If he feels something it’s in his kidney’s and liver. Not the head, not the heart, not the joints.

He looks better now than he has in years, the bags under his eyes are gone.

He’s experimenting with different power drinks from anti lyme herbs., different modes of dieting and exercise to lose yet more weight. he is nearly back to his prelyme energy level.

We still use the anti lyme deodorants and oils every morning. He skipped the e4dc breakfast for a while when he was on a no carb diet, but started with it again. Let me know if you are interested in his diet now.

October 21, 2022

Wim now has a method of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet which he believes aids his recovery further. He thinks the herbs did nothing for him, and that he developed diabtes because of his bad diet. Ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting cured his lyme nothing else, that’s what he thinks now. I found this link on that theory.

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/how-low-carb-ketogenic-diet-may-help-you-recover-from-lyme-disease

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